Synopses & Reviews
A trusted market leader, BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRODUCT presents the market's most innovative coverage of workplace communication skills with an expanded emphasis on digital writing. Compelling, new infographics and a vibrant new design appeal to today's visual learners. Most importantly, the hallmark features that made Guffey the market leader ? abundant model documents, the 3x3 writing process, case studies, and an efficient 16-chapter format ? continue to enhance student learning and comprehension. Vast instructor resources, including new video-enhanced PowerPoint slides, help new and veteran instructors plan and manager their courses.
Synopsis
A trusted market leader, BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRODUCT presents the most innovative coverage of workplace communication skills with an expanded emphasis on digital writing. Trusted and respected among business communication instructors, this edition also offers breakthrough digital resources versions, including MindTap, and digital resources, such as Aplia, and Write Experience. Compelling, new infographics and a vibrant new design appeal to today's visual learners. Most importantly, the hallmark features that made Guffey the market leader - abundant model documents, the 3x3 writing process, case studies, and an efficient 16- chapter format - continue to enhance student learning and comprehension. Vast instructor resources, including new video-enhanced PowerPoint slides, help new and veteran instructors plan and manage their courses. - See more at: http: //www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do? Ntt=9781285094069-- 124946528367907118912639041211335986435&N=16&Ntk=APG%7C %7CP_EPI&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial#sthash.VySxK9IS.dpuf
About the Author
A dedicated professional, Mary Ellen Guffey is Professor Emerita of Business from Los Angeles Pierce College. She has taught business communication and business English topics for more than thirty years and has written several market-leading, internationally acclaimed textbooks, including BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: PROCESS AND PRODUCT and ESSENTIALS OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION. A leader in the field, Dr. Guffey partners with and mentors hundreds of business communication instructors across the country. Her newsletters have a loyal readership around the world while her workshops, articles, websites and other teaching materials help instructors with all levels of experience achieve better results in their courses. Dr. Dana Loewy brings extensive international expertise, broad business communication teaching experience, and exceptional writing skills to this edition. Dana Loewy earned a magister atrium (M.A.) degree in English, Linguistics, and Communication from Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universitat Bonn, where she also studied Slavic languages and literatures and took business administration courses. Before receiving a master's degree and PhD from the University of Southern California, Dr. Loewy gained considerable teaching experience in freshman writing at USC. She also taught English at local two-year colleges. A longtime professional translator, writer, and consultant, Dr. Loewy has published several books, articles, and translations, both poetry and prose.
Table of Contents
UNIT I: COMMUNICATION FOUNDATIONS. 1. Business Communication in the Digital Age. 2. Professionalism: Team, Meeting, Listening, Nonverbal, and Etiquette Skills. 3. Intercultural Communication. UNIT II: THE WRITING PROCESS. 4. Planning Business Messages. 5. Organizing and Writing Business Messages. 6. Revising Business Messages. UNIT III: WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION. 7. Short Workplace Messages and Digital Media. 8. Positive Messages. 9. Negative Messages. 10. Persuasive and Sales Messages. UNIT IV: Reports, Proposals, and Presentations. 11. Report and Research Basics. 12. Informal Business Reports. 13. Proposals, Business Plans, and Formal Business Reports. 14. Business Presentations. UNIT V: EMPLOYMENT COMMUNICATION. 15. The Job Search, Resumes, and Cover Letters. 16. Interviewing and Following Up. Appendix A. Grammar and Mechanics Guide. Appendix B. Document Format Guide. Appendix C. Documentation Guide. Appendix D. Correction Symbols.