Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 12. Planning Reports and Proposals
"The graphic shows that the most popular fonts of last year were Helvetica, Arial, and Georgia, but that doesn't mean brands can't also have some fun with their typography.
"Short, concise messages should no longer be limited to your social media platforms.
"Video is the marketing juggernaut that continues to grow year over year.
"In short, there’s a lot of variables that can affect what makes for a good presentation.
"With so many ways to visualize data, do you ever wonder which chart you should be using to showcase your information?
"Artist Kate Hartman uses wearable electronics to explore how we communicate, with ourselves and with the world.
"The truth is, whether you use PowerPoint or Prezi or anything else, you can’t blame the software for the presentation.
Check out the infographic on the topic.
"You’ve done it.
Blake Snow reports on the topic at Cisco.
"This was a big style-update year at the American Copy Editors Society (ACES) meeting.
"The hot new concept in data visualization is "data storytelling"; some are calling it the next evolution of visualization (I'm one of them).
"If you’ve ever struggled to make sense of an information firehose, perhaps a 3-D printed model could help.
"Visual literacy has everything to do with learning and understanding a given message.
"Tableau's Jock Mackinlay explains why data is inert and worthless without the twin practices of visualisation and storytelling.
"Infographics provide a ridiculously easy and fast way to share information.
"A picture is worth a thousand words.
"One of the best ways to increase your hit-rate is by going beyond Google to a specific academic search engine or database.
"Have you noticed the trend toward more and more visual communication?
Scott Ayres talks up Canva for those of us who don't want to tackle Photoshop.
Scott Ayres talks up Canva for those of us who don't want to tackle Photoshop.
"Visualization is easy, right?
"Designing an infographic is not the same as designing a website, flier, brochure, etc.
"Designing an infographic is not the same as designing a website, flier, brochure, etc.