A unique new author blog helps business communication instructors spend less time preparing and more time teaching. The first authors in the field to write an instructor blog, Bovée and Thill share instructional insights, offer advice on incorporating social media and other technologies into the course, and provide compelling examples of good and bad business communication.
Writing Reports and Proposals
7 Steps to Closing a Deal via Email
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011According to Geoffrey James (photo, left), "Despite what you may think, a perfectly crafted email can actually close a deal." Here is his "seven-step process for writing an email that can actually close" your deal. Inc.com author bio – Geoffrey James is an award-winning journalist and author of Inc.com’s Sales Source column. Previously, he wrote [...]
Writing a Compelling Executive Summary
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011The executive summary is often your initial face to a potential investor, so it is critically important that you create the right first impression. Contrary to the advice in articles on the topic, you do not need to explain the entire business plan in 250 words. You need to convey its essence, and its energy. [...]
How to Lie with Statistics
Monday, October 10th, 2011Written 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. Likewise the tricks described by Darrell Huff, from misleading charts to misuse of averages, are still used today. "Many a statistic is false on its [...]
Avoiding Plagiarism
Thursday, August 11th, 2011There are few intellectual offenses more serious than plagiarism in academic and professional contexts…You must login or register before you view this content.
Plagiarism and Copyright: What Every Student Needs to Know
Friday, July 8th, 2011This 24-slide presentation discusses what students need to know about copyright and tells how to avoid plagiarism…You must login or register before you view this content.
More Students Misunderstand the Fundamentals of Plagiarism
Thursday, June 16th, 2011For the modern student, plagiarism isn’t all it used to be…You must login or register before you view this content.
Writing for a Global Audience? Be Careful How You Say It
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Basic miscommunication can litter the path to understanding—and worse…You must login or register before you view this content.
