PARTONEBACKGRONDFOREFFICTIVEBUSINESSCOMMUNICATIONChapter1EffectiveCommunicationsinBusinessImportanceandBenefitsofEffectiveCommunicationCommponentsofCommunicationConceptsandProblemsofCommunicationNoverbalCommunicationSummaryExercisesandProblemsReferencesChapter2TheSevenC'sofEffectiveCommunicationCompletenessConcisenessConsiderationConcretenessClarityCourtesyCorrectnessSummaryExercisesandProblemsChapter3BusinessCommunicationandtheGlobalContextBackgroundtoInterculturalCommunicationNationalCulturalVariablesIndividualCoulturalVariablesSummaryExercisesandProblemsReferencesChapter4BusinessCommunicationandtheEthicalContextBackgroundtoEthicalContextsInfluencesonPersonalEthicsCommunicationandEthicalIssuesSummaryExercisesandProblemsReferencesChapter5BusinessCommunicationandtheTechnologyContextManagingInformationWithinOrganizationsE-MailOtherCommunicationTechnologiesManagingInformationOutsideOrganizationsSummaryExercisesandProblemsReferencesPARTTHREEMESSAGEDESIGNChapter6TheProcessofPreparingEffectiveBusinessMessagerFivePlanningStepsBasicOrganizationslPlansBeginningandEndingsComposingtheMessageSummaryExercisesandProblemsChapter7TheAppearanceandDesignofBusinessMessagesBusinessLettersMemorandumsSpecialTimesavingMessageMediaSummaryExercisesandProblemsChapter8Good-NewsandNeutralMessagesOrganizationalPlanFavorableRepliesNeutralMessagesSummaryExercisesandProblemsCapsuleCheeklistsforGood-NewsandNeutralMessagesChapter9Bad-NewsMessagesTheRightAttitudePlansforBad-NewsMessagesNegativeRepliestoRequestsUnfavorableUnsolicitedMessagesSummaryExercisesandProblemsCapsuleChecklistsforBad-NewsMessagesChapter10PersuasiveWrittenMessagesOrganizationofPersuasiveMessagesPersuasiveRequestsPersuasiveSalesLettersSummaryExercisesandProblemsCapsuleChecklistsforPersuasiveRequestsPARTFIVEWRITTENCOMMUNICATION:REPORTSChapter11ShortReportsSuggestionsforShortReportsInformationalMemorandumReportsAnalyticalMemorandumReportsLetterReports-InformationalandAnalyticalSummaryExercisesandProblemsChapter12LongReportsPrefatorySectionsSupplementalSectionsPresentationoftheLongReportExamplesofPagesfromaLongAnalyticalReportSummary'ExercisesandProblemsChapter13ProposalsPurposesofProposalsKindsofProposalsPartsofProposalsShortProposalsLongFormalProposalsWritingFormalProposalsWritingStyleandAppearanceSummaryExercisesandProblemsPARTSIXSTRATEGIESFORORALCOMMUNICATIONChapter14StrategiesforSuccessfulSpeakingandSuccessfulListeningStrategiesforImprovingOralPresentationsStrategiesforReducingStageFrightStrategiesforImprovingListeningSkillsSummaryExercisesandProblemsChapter15StrategiesforSuccessfulinformativeandPersuasiveSpeakingPurposesofInformativeandPersuasiveSpeakingKindsofInformativeandPersuasiveSpeakingAudienceAnalysisforInformativeandPersuasiveSpeakingOrganizationforInformativeandPersuasiveSpeakingSupportsforInformativeandPersuasiveSpeakingSummaryExercisesandProblemsReferenceChapter16StrategiesforSuccessfulInterpersonalCommunicationDyadicCommunicationInterviewingTelephoningDictating'SummaryExercisesandProblemsReferenceChapter17StrategiesforSuccessfulBusinessandGroupMeetingsBackgroundInformationonGroupsPurposesandKindsofMeetingsSolvingProblemsinMeetingsorGroupsLeadershipResponsibilitiesinMeetingsParticipantResponsibilitiesinMeetingsSummaryExercisesandProblemsReferencesPARTSEVENTHEJOBAPPLICATIONPROCESSChapter18ThejobApplicationProcess-TheWrittenjobPresentationSelf-AssessmentMarketAssessmentResumeCoverLettertoResumeSummaryExercisesandProblemsChapter19ThejobApplicationProcess-InterviewsandFollow-UpSuccessfulPreparationforthejobInterviewSuccessfulFollow-UPMessagesAftertheInterviewSuccessfulNegotiatingSumaryExercisesandProblemsReferencesAPPENDIXEXSAVisualAidsinBusinessCommunicationGraphicsforQuantitativeandOtherDataSampleGraphicsforQuantitativeandOtherDataChecklistforEffictiveVisualPresentationsBGrammar,Punctuation,andStyleGrammarPunctuationStyleCBusinessCommunicationandLegalIssuesDefamationInvasionofPrivacyMisrepresentationandFraudLawsRegardingEmployment,Credit,andCollectionsOtherAreasofCautioninBusinessCommunication