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Unlike all other texts in the field, which emphasize paper documents and outdated practices, only Bovée and Thill present the full range of electronic media that students will need to know to meet employer expectations.

Business Communication Today,
10th Ed.

Excellence in Business Communication,
9th Ed.

Business Communication Essentials,
4th Ed.
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Is Your Business Communication
Textbook Preparing
Students for the Future
or the Past?
Do You Know the
Fallacies about Teaching
Electronic Media?
Does Your Textbook
Cover Business
Communication 2.0?
Video:
A Fundamental Shift in the
Way We Communicate.
(See the New Media
Covered Only by
Bovee and Thill. Are You
Using the Right Text?)
A Letter to Instructors
Video:
Alert! A Paradigm Shift Is
Impacting Business
Communication Courses
Major Study: Thousands of Companies Using Social Media. Will Your Students Be Prepared to Use Social Media on the Job?
Study: 91% Using Social Media.in the Inc. 500-- America's Fastest Growing Private Companies. (Social Media Should Be Part of Your Course. Only Bovee & Thill's Texts Offer Social Media Coverage.)
Teach Your Students How to Use Social Media on the Job. (See sample pages here of Bovee & Thill's coverage you won't find in any competing texts.)
Business Communication Is Changing Due to Social Media (Are Your Students Learning about These Changes from Your Current Text?)
Hundreds of Social Media Examples
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A communications course could range from information about journalism to instruction in visual and digital aspects of storytelling online. No matter if the communications is in reporting, advertising, public relations or marketing, the gamut of knowledge includes ethics, policies, information technology and even foreign languages. All these topics and more are covered in this list [...]

12 Secrets of Effective Business Communication

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

The ability to communicate, and communicate well, is one of the biggest factors in business success. You could be an excellent designer, but if you’re unable to promote your services and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues, your potential is limited. The principal areas where communication is essential include: Pitching potential clients, Client meetings, Customer [...]

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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

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Monday, July 28th, 2008

Research from the U.S. shows that employees who enjoy frequent communication from senior management are more likely to be engaged with their organization. Read the original story here If the above link is broken, view our cached copy instead.

The Essentials of Business Communication

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

We are bombarded with thousands and thousands of messages each and every day. We can’t pay attention to everything, so we must learn to concentrate only on the things we think are important. Speaking and listening effectively is a science. When you learn to do them both with excellence, you will have better relationships and [...]

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Friday, July 18th, 2008

The Association for Business Communication (ABC) is an international organization committed to fostering excellence in business communication scholarship, research, education, and practice. The membership of the ABC, like the field of business communication, is richly interdisciplinary, drawing members from such fields as management, marketing, English, speech communication, linguistics, information systems, to name only a few. [...]

How to Communicate across the Generation Gap

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

Excerpts from a conversation among a Baby Boomer, a GenXer and a GenYer reveal changes communicators must make to stay relevant to all employees Global warming may be the hot issue of our day, especially on the political front. But inside organizations, the climate change may be relatively tepid compared to the generational storm that’s [...]

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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008

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