Recommended Texts

Unlike all other texts in the field, which emphasize paper documents and outdated practices, only Bovée and Thill present the full range of electronic media that students will need to know to meet employer expectations.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

How These Texts Compare
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
Teach Introduction to Business?

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Tutorial: RSS Newsfeeds

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Contents Definition of RSS Feeds What goes in the feed? What can a feed do for you? How are feeds different from e-mail? How do people read feeds? How do you find the feeds you want to subscribe to? How RSS helps your search engine visibility Who is reading feeds? Putting Your Web content in [...]

Three Ways to Subscribe to Any RSS Feed with Your IM

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Did you know that you could subscribe to any RSS feed with your instant messenger client? There are actually quite a few ways this can turn useful: (1) Be one of the first to learn about any breaking news;(2) Free up the clutter from your email subscriptions;(3) Never forget to check the blogs which are [...]

RSS Feed Basics

Monday, March 8th, 2010

This video describes what RSS means, what it can do, and how you can use it to your advantage. View the original here.

RSS Explained

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Download this PowerPoint file Learn about RSS feeds, RSS aggregators, and Atom (an RSS improvement.)

The New Way to Consume News in This Digital Era

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

It’s tough out there. There is no shortage of information on the web, and no shortage of tools with which to consume it, whether you’re on your couch, at your desk, or on foot somewhere in between. As a card-carrying member of the digital revolution, you should therefore be well-versed in the available news media [...]

Learn about Google Reader and Google IReader

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Click to play: Two popular sites for getting your RSS newsfeeds are Google Reader and Google iReader.

Learn about RSS

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Download this PowerPoint file This 37-slide highly illustrated presentation teaches you the principles of RSS and how to put it to work for you.

RSS, Blogging, and Podcasting

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Download this PDF file This 7-page beautifully illustrated piece describes how RSS provides opportunities to connect people in new ways.

Introduction to RSS as an Information Management Tool

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Download this PowerPoint file This 37-slide illustrated presentation covers three major areas: (1) What is RSS?, (2) How do you use it?, and (3) How do you manage information with RSS?

How RSS Rocks Your (Online) World!

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Download this PowerPoint file This 43-slide illustrated presentation discusses (1) the seven online services you must have, (2) RSS and blogs, (3) Blogs vs. websites, (4) Secrets to getting good SEO, (5) Quick primer on RSS, (6) Quick primer on blogs, and (7) Skype and social network sites.

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