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Unlike all other texts in the field, which emphasize paper documents and outdated practices, only Bovée and Thill present the full range of electronic media that students will need to know to meet employer expectations.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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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Visualization is a technique to graphically represent sets of data. When data is large or abstract, visualization can help make the data easier to read or understand. There are visualization tools for search, music, networks, online communities, and almost anything else you can think of. Whether you want a desktop application or a web-based tool, [...]

Online Data Visualization: Tools for Preparing Graphics for Reports

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Download this PowerPoint file A compelling presentation about data visualization, including a host of visualization tools you can use in preparing graphics for reports.

Data Visualization: See What I Mean

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Download this PDF file A graphically dynamic presentation about the best way to portray business data, including a number of before and after examples.

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

This is the most extensive table of visualization methods available. By hovering your cursor over a particular type of table, you can see an actual example. View the original here.

Graphics: Problems and Solutions

Friday, July 16th, 2010

Each of the examples illustrate quantitative information that is poorly designed for communication. Click on any of these examples to see an analysis of its problems and my proposed solutions. View the original here.

Eye-Candy Is a Critical Business Requirement

Monday, June 28th, 2010

Download this PDF file This graphically interesting presentation discusses how you can improve visual design, whether it’s for a website, PowerPoint presentations, or visuals in business proposals and reports.

An Introduction to Visual Thinking

Friday, June 25th, 2010

Download this PowerPoint file This 31-slide presentation illustrates the simplified lifecycle of visual thinking: conceive, consider, create, craft, and clean up. Included are four exercises for you to try your hand at visual thinking.

Why Do We Tease Each Other with Reports

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

Download this PowerPoint file This heavily illustrated, 51-slide presentation discusses how to present to audiences statistical information from reports.

40 Essential Tools and Resources to Visualize Data

Friday, June 11th, 2010

One of the most frequent questions I get is, “What software do you use to visualize data?” A lot of people are excited to play with their data, but don’t know how to go about doing it or even start. Here are the tools I use or have used and resources that I own or [...]

Presenting with Visuals

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Download this PowerPoint file This 127-slide, highly illustrated presentation, covers (1) present with a purpose, (2) remember, word is not PowerPoint, (3) clear the cluttter, (4) use clean, contrasting colors, (5) use legible fonts, (6) understand how your audience understands, (7) blend data, word, and images, and (8) change your audience’s emotions.

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