Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and the Professions, with Free Student CD-ROM

Adler, Ronald B, Elmhorst, Jeanne Marquardt

ISBN 10: 0072492902 / ISBN 13: 9780072492903

Published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Communicating at Work: Principles and Practices for Business and the Professions, with Free Student CD-ROM
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072492902
• ISBN 13: 9780072492903
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The leading text in business communication, Communicating at Work takes a pragmatic approach that features a strong multicultural focus, a heavy emphasis on effective presentations, and a pedagogical program that is designed to encourage group activities and skill building. That, plus clear writing and effective use of tables, make the text an excellent teaching tool.

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.