Business Communication Essentials: Fundamental Skills for the Mobile-Digital-Social Workplace, 8th Edition

Comprehensive material helps students develop employable skills and stay up-to-date on the latest industry trends

• New - The Future of Communication takes a look at innovative technologies that are reshaping business communication, including real-time translation, haptic communication, virtual and augmented reality, gestural computing, and automated emotion recognition.
• New - Each chapter opens with insights from a successful professional, emphasizing concepts and valuable skills that students will explore.
• Updated - Revised annotations in model document before/after pairs make it easier for students to see the specific changes made to transform ineffective messages into effective ones.

Optimized organization helps engage students

• New - With a heavy emphasis on business English improvement, the text provides students with a full range of on-the-job skills that today’s communicators need, from writing conventional printed reports to using the latest digital, social, mobile, and visual media.
  
• New - Nearly 70 new or substantially revised figures with 66 annotated model documents, 27 examples of mobile communication in business communication, and 25 examples of social media.
• New - More than 80 new questions and student activities; one-third of the communication cases are new.

Invaluable instructor resources

• A modular organization empowers instructors to adapt the text to their own learning objectives.
• An email hotline provides immediate answers to any questions or concerns instructors may have.
• An Instructor Resource Center provides technical support and downloadable content, including the Instructor’s Resource Manual, Test Bank, TestGen^® Computerized Test Bank, and PowerPoint presentations.

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• Mini Sims put students in professional roles and give them the opportunity to apply course concepts and develop decision-making skills through real-world business challenges.
• MediaShare for Business offers a curated collection of videos that include customizable, auto-scored assignments, so students understand why they’re learning key concepts and how they’ll apply them in their careers.
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