Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 11. Writing and Completing Reports and Proposals
"What negotiators don’t do, but should, says [Douglas] Stone [photo, left], is mentally prepare by reviewing five fundamental elements of a negotiation.
"'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.
"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.