Business Communication Essentials, 7th Ed.
Chapter 11. Writing and Completing Reports and Proposals
"The big upside of Instagram for companies is the ability to easily develop a communication strategy about their products and services that is by essence more direct and engaging than that of their website, which tends to be more institutional and corporate," writes François Mathieu at Pikock.
"I was walking around Seattle's Sea-Tac International Airport yesterday, waiting for my flight to Maui, when I admired a T-shirt with a clever slogan: Washington Rain Festival, Jan.
Jasmine Henry reports that, "There is only a 16% chance someone will actually read your entire blog article.
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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.
Check out a Pinterest page of data visualizations.
"Imagine not being able to recognize your mother, your spouse or your own children.
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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).
"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.
When writing online, how can you appeal to readers’ emotions on a business-oriented site?
Written by a non-statistician in hokey language and illustrated by humorous line drawings, How To Lie With Statistics is as relevant and enjoyable as when it first appeared in 1954.
Here's an infographic on how, when, and where people share content.
Ever wonder about the work of a website's or blog's comment moderator?