Excellence in Business Communication, 12th Edition
Chapter 12. Writing Reports and Proposals
"As a non-native speaker of English, you might often find yourself in situations like this: You’re sitting in a meeting or a teleconference, and some of the participants are native English speakers.
According to John Brownlee (photo, left), "In a world where inbox zero is the ultimate goal, who cares about good typography?
"Nowadays writing is a part of what I do, but it isn’t my whole job," writes Chris Lake.
"There’s more information at your fingertips than ever before, and yet people are overwhelmed by it.
Teaching oral communication on Pinterest.
This collection of resources for business communication and business writing instructors focus on a wide variety of media, including videos, infographics, PowerPoints, PDFs, and podcasts, covering every relevant topic so you can keep your course fresh and up to date.
Randy Krum features an infographic on the topic.
"In this Business English Podcast lesson we’re going to look at useful language for handling the practical details of a business visit, such as airport pickup and restaurant or hotel booking.
Check out a Pinterest page of data visualizations.
"The New Yorker's Maria Konnikova explains the science behind why we need to sleep more, waste less time on the internet, and stop multitasking.
"Imagine not being able to recognize your mother, your spouse or your own children.
In this CommPro.
"Have you ever taken on additional responsibilities when your schedule was already fully booked?
Fudging details will hurt you in the long run.
These online tools (many are free) offer a variety of ways to create infographics.
This PowerPoint presentation offers helpful tips for avoiding plagiarism when researching and writing reports.
"If you or your CEO has been called upon by a TV news reporter to comment on a mass layoff, product recall or other urgent news situation, you know the feeling that this old Wide World of Sports adage can evoke: 'The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat,'" writes Gwen Chynoweth (photo, left).
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"Like many designers," writes NYTimes staff writer Quentin Hardy, "Eric Rodenbeck (photo, left) has had a long relationship with bar graphs and pie charts.
"Melitta Campbell (photo, left) is a copywriter with 15 years experience of working in a corporate communications environment within a number of international organisations.
Effective communication is everyone’s job—whether you are trying to sell in a concept or convince a client.
Fudging details will hurt you in the long run.
This Business English podcast is the second part of a two-part series on making, rejecting and accepting suggestions.
When writing online, how can you appeal to readers’ emotions on a business-oriented site?
This is the last in our three-part Business English Podcast series on cold calling.