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This comprehensive reference manual is designed to assist students, office professionals, and business writers in preparing business communications. It includes detailed and precise information for writing, formatting, and transmitting communications. Unlike other reference books, HOW 9 is tailored for writing style, grammar, mechanics, and techniques in a business/office environment. The text can be used as a stand-alone reference or as a supplement.
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The text is quite inclusive in several senses of the word--the varied ethnic groups in our culture are represented, and the various regions of our country are evenly covered.
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I am very impressed with the Solution Finder, which makes finding answers to specific English questions quick and easy.
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We have been using another reference book for many years, and we are so impressed with the layout and ease of locating material in your text that we plan to switch to your text in the fall.
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The text is quite inclusive in several senses of the word--the varied ethnic groups in our culture are represented, and the various regions of our country are evenly covered.
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(I) use the book now for several courses and will continue to do so as a mandatory text and as a resource...use in transcription, keyboarding, office procedures, business communications, international courses where students must write letters, memos, research papers, reports, attend meetings.
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I would adopt this book again. It is an excellent reference source in my business communication course as well as other courses. I would also adopt this book for my office management courses that focus on document creation.We have been using another reference book for many years, and we are so impressed with the layout and ease of locating material in your text that we plan to switch to your text in the fall.The text is quite inclusive in several senses of the word--the varied ethnic groups in our culture are represented, and the various regions of our country are evenly covered.I am very impressed with the Solution Finder, which makes finding answers to specific English questions quick and easy.(I) use the book now for several courses and will continue to do so as a mandatory text and as a resource...use in transcription, keyboarding, office procedures, business communications, international courses where students must write letters, memos, research papers, reports, attend meetings.
About the Author
James Clark earned a B.S. and an M.S. degree from the University of Southern California. He was a professor of business at Pasadena City College for 11 years and subsequently served as dean of the Business Division for 17 years. Before joining the Pasadena City College staff, James Clark was an assistant professor at California State University, Los Angeles, and a teacher at Burbank and La Puente High Schools. He also taught part-time in the extension programs at UCLA and USC. Besides holding memberships and offices in professional organizations such as the California Business Education Association, the National Business Education Association, Delta Pi Epsilon, and The Association for Business Communication, James Clark has conducted a number of communication seminars for the Culinary Union, the American Right of Way Association, Caltrans, the Canadian Right of Way Association, the Los Angeles Executive Training Program, and several large legal firms. He also has authored several articles on business communication. His most recent writing endeavors are two coauthored projects: HOW 11: A HANDBOOK FOR OFFICE PROFESSIONALS, 11e, and POWER: PROFESSIONAL WRITER'S ELECTRONIC RESOURCE published by Thomson South-Western. Other published college texts include CLARKS' ONLINE REFERENCE MANUAL (South-Western College Publishing); A HANDBOOK FOR BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS (Wadsworth Publishing Company); LANGUAGE AND WORD PROCESSING APPLICATIONS (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill); UNIVERSAL TRANSCRIPTION (PWS-KENT Publishing Company); and COLLEGE BUSINESS MACHINES (Gregg/McGraw-Hill).Lyn Clark is currently a professor of business in the Computer Applications and Office Technology Department at Los Angeles Pierce College, where she formerly served as department chair for eight years. Notable college recognitions include the Professor of the Month Award and the Pierce College Foundation American Spirit Award.
Dr. Clark earned her B.S., M.A., and Ed.D. degrees from UCLA. Besides holding memberships in Delta Pi Epsilon, the National Business Education Association, the California Business Education Association, Theta Alpha Delta, and The Association for Business Communication, Dr. Clark has held a series of offices in several of these professional organizations. She also served as community college program director for the 1976 NBEA convention, program co-chair for the 1978 CBEA conference, program chair for the 1992 WBEA/CBEA Conference, community college program director for the 1995 NBEA convention, and program chair for the 2000 CBEA conference.
Dr. Clark has conducted numerous workshops nationwide on methods of teaching business English and communication, computer applications, and shorthand. She has written articles for business education periodicals and is the co-author of four business texts: Business English and Communication, 8thEdition, and Language and Word Processing Applications published by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill; HOW9: A Handbook for Office Workers, 9th Edition, published by South-Western College Publishing; and A Handbook for Business Professionals published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. She is also the co-author of Clarks' Online Reference Manual and PoWER: Professional Writer's Electronic Resource (South-Western College Publishing).