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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Kathryn Rentz; Paula Lentz |
ISBN: | 9780073403212 0073403210 1259060802 9781259060809 |
OCLC Number: | 823742196 |
Description: | xxxix, 679 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
Contents: | Introduction -- Understanding workplace communication -- Communicating across cultures -- Fundamentals of business writing -- Adapting your words to your readers -- Constructing clear sentences and paragraphs -- Writing for a positive effect -- Basic patterns of business messages -- Developing your writing process and choosing the best form -- Getting to the point in good-news and neutral messages -- Maintaining goodwill in bad-news messages -- Making your case with persuasive messages and proposals -- Conducting a winning job campaign -- Fundamentals of report writing -- Preparing informative and influential business reports -- Choosing the right type of report -- Conducting research for decision makers -- Using visuals to make your point -- Oral forms of business communication -- Communicating effectively in meetings and conversations -- Delivering oral reports and business speeches -- Elements of professionalism : technological proficiency and correctness -- Leveraging technology for better writing -- Conveying professionalism through correctness -- A Corrections for the self-administered diagnostic test of correctness -- B Physical presentation of letters, memos, and reports -- C General grading checklists: punctuation, grammar, numbers, spelling, proofreading technique, strategy, and formatting -- Special codes and checklists : messages and reports -- E documentation and the bibliography -- Photo credits -- Index. |
Other Titles: | Business communication |
Responsibility: | Kathryn Rentz, University of Cincinnati, Paula Lentz, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. |
Abstract:
Taking a unique problem-solving approach, this book integrates fresh technologies and trends throughout, while maintaining an emphasis on the fundamentals: careful analysis of the communication problem, development of an audience-focused solution, and clear, correct use of language and visuals.
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