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.
Take a look at this SlideShare show via LinkedIn.
Mignon Fogarty, also known as Grammar Girl, offers a wide selection of easy-to-use advice on getting things right.
"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.
"'The interview is an elimination process," says Dr.
"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.
"Get hired by thinking like the employer.
Check out the infographic on the topic.
"You’ve done it.
"Tina Nicolai estimates she's read more than 40,000 résumés since launching Résumé Writers' Ink in 2010.
Blake Snow reports on the topic at Cisco.
Chris Weller presents the 18 spaces - as a one page presentation, or as a slide show.
"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.
"Top tips for building a presentation that matters and a Five-part Structure that will help turn your presentation into a conversation.
"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.