Business Communication: Process & Product

DOCUMENTS FOR ANALYSIS IN MANY CHAPTERS REQUIRE HANDS-ON REVISIONS. This kind of editing experience is especially effective for students who have little business experience and cannot provide a context for more challenging assignments. Students learn by revising. This approach enables learners to explain message faults as well as model solutions.

ENHANCED SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE PREPARES STUDENTS TO UTILIZE THIS POWERFUL TOOL MOST EFFECTIVELY. In recognition of the pervasive influence of social media in today’s digital environment, this edition provides many chapter illustrations and examples that connect social media and mobile communication to traditional writing techniques.

PROVEN CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS BEST PRACTICES FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS TODAY. Numerous figures and model documents illustrate the professional uses of digital media at work, including the use of Twitter, instant messages, podcasts and blogs. Students learn to recognize critical differences between professional and social use of social media. Numerous best practices help students negotiate the hazards and potential minefields of digital media in the workplace.

SELF-CONTAINED REPORT ASSIGNMENTS REQUIRE NO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH. Designed specifically to support instructors like you, who teach research and report-writing skills with limited course time, this edition provides updated report projects that require no additional, outside research. These projects enable students to analyze the information provided, organize it into proper report format, draw conclusions and make recommendations. You can choose partial solutions for your students, including conclusions and recommendations.

RELEVANT END-OF-CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS EMPHASIZE THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF SKILLS THAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING. Constantly updated and current chapter assignments provide fresh opportunities for students to apply the skills taught in the chapter.

MODEL DOCUMENTS PROVIDE HELPFUL CALLOUTS THAT DETAIL SKILLS AND STRATEGIES. Accurately written and formatted model documents with explanatory callouts enable students to recognize, understand and apply specific strategies highlighted in the text.

TIME-SAVING RESOURCES SUPPORT AN ENGAGING, EFFECTIVE COURSE WITH MINIMAL EFFORT. To reduce the burden of organizing and administering a complex course, the authors provide course outlines, lecture notes, sample syllabi, extensive test banks, chapter review quizzes, grading rubrics, quality solutions written by the authors, exceptional PowerPoint® lecture slides and numerous auto-graded digital resources. These resources, including MindTap online tools, enrich student learning without exhausting you, the instructor.

NEW AND REWRITTEN SECTIONS IN EVERY CHAPTER PREPARE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS IN TODAY'S DIGITAL, MOBILE AND SOCIAL WORKPLACE. New content and research throughout this edition reflect the pervasive influence of new and nascent communication technologies on business today. This focused information and fresh, relevant activities help you prepare your students to communicate effectively in the current digital, mobile and social work environment.

NEW CONTENT ADDRESSES AUTOMATION, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON TODAY'S JOB MARKET. Students gain an understanding of the challenges ahead as the authors discuss automation and artificial intelligence and the likely impact of these on the future job market. Students learn the importance of developing skill sets that are transferable and that facilitate lifelong learning and retraining.

NEW COVERAGE HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOBILE TECHNOLOGY ON BUSINESS. The authors profile the explosive growth of social media and mobile technology while examining how this growth has enabled disruptive new business models in the new sharing economy.

NEW DISCUSSIONS ADDRESS THE NEED FOR WORK-LIFE BALANCE IN THE MIDST OF GROWING COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY. New coverage discusses the downsides of the "always-on" work culture. Students learn the need for work-life balance as the authors offer an even-handed view of communication technology and the environments in which it operates.

NEW MATERIAL INTRODUCES THE CONCEPT OF COLLABORATIVE OVERLOAD. New discussions of collaborative overload in the digital-age workplace stimulate critical-thinking skills in students who will need to negotiate constant interaction throughout their careers.

EXPANDED CONTENT ON COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (CH. 7) ADDRESSES EMERGING DEVELOPMENTS. A nuanced discussion of the dark side of social networking encourages students to think critically about technologies they use daily. This content now appears in the book's chapter devoted entirely to communication technology and best practices for its professional use.

UPDATES PRESENT THE LATEST DATA ON WORKPLACE DIVERSITY. Students review the most recent statistics on diversity and inclusion in today's work environment and review the keys to effective communication within intercultural workplace settings.

NEW STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICES ASSIST TODAY'S JOB HUNTERS. This edition provides the latest strategies and effective practices to help those seeking employment in both the open job market and the hidden job market.

UPDATED COVERAGE OF LINKEDIN PROVIDES IMPORTANT TIPS AND INSIGHTS. Students examine the critical role of LinkedIn for any job search today. New content objectively reviews the pros and cons of LinkedIn while emphasizing how to best use this important professional tool.

REDESIGNED FOUR-STEP JOB-SEARCH PLAN GUIDES STUDENTS IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT. The authors have refined this edition's popular Four-Step Job Search, clarifying key points and streamlining the process for easier review.

NEW CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING TECHNIQUES. The authors have added a powerful three-step plan that students can apply to build a personal network that leads to professional referrals.

NEW MATERIAL GUIDES STUDENTS IN BUILDING A PERSONAL BRAND. Students learn how to stand out in today's highly competitive job market as this edition guides them through creating an powerful and memorable personal brand.