Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and Professionals with Student CD-ROM and PowerWeb - Softcover

Adler, Ronald B; Elmhorst, Jeanne Marquardt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072977507 ISBN 13: 9780072977509

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2004

Synopsis

Aimed at "career-minded" readers, this textbook introduces the communication skills useful in the workplace. Adler (Santa Barbara City College) and Elmhorst (Albuquerque TVI Community College) present sections covering personal skills, interviewing, working in groups, and making effective presentations. For the new edition, they have added a chapter on types of business and professional presentations. The CD-ROM contains self-quizzes, videos, business document templates, glossary flash cards, a PowerPoint tutor, and other materials. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Authors

Ronald B. Adler is Associate Professor of Communication at Santa Barbara City College, where he specializes in organizational and interpersonal communication. He is the author of Confidence in Communication: A Guide to Assertive and Social Skills and coauthor of Understanding Human Communication, Interplay: the Process of Interpersonal Communication as well as the widely used text Looking Out/Looking In. He is a consultant for a number of corporate, professional, and government clients and leads workshops in such areas as conflict resolution, presentational speaking, team building, and interviewing.

Jeanne Marquardt Elmhorst has been involved in communication studies for over 15 years. She received her master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, then traveled and taught in Asia for three years, sparking her interest in intercultural communication. She has taught at the University of Albuquerque and the University of New Mexico. She is currently an instructor at Albuquerque TVI Community College, where her courses reflect the variety in the communication discipline: business and professional, organizational, listening, gender, intercultural, and interpersonal. Jeanne also provides training for business and government clients.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072977507
• ISBN 13: 9780072977509
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 462