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Unlike all other texts in the field, which emphasize paper documents and outdated practices, only Bovée and Thill present the full range of electronic media that students will need to know to meet employer expectations.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

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Writing Reports and Proposals

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The Key Forms of Business Writing: Proposals

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Learn about various types of proposals and how to write them.

The Key Forms of Business Writing: Reports

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Learn the keys forms of business reports.

Advice for Avoiding Plagiarism

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Definition and types of plagiarism, including buying term papers, copying and pasting without attribution, and paraphrasing without attribution. Tips for MLA and APA citation styles are included.

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Basics of Report Writing

Friday, November 6th, 2009

This 46-slide presentation covers (1) the purpose of reports, (2) steps in writing a report, (3) elements of effective reports, and (4) use of graphics in a report.
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What Is Plagiarism?

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Download this PowerPoint file

This 10-slide presentation gives a nice overview of what constitutes plagiarism. There’s also a checklist on how to avoid plagiarism.

Advice for Avoiding Plagiarism

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Definition and types of plagiarism, including buying term papers, copying and pasting without attribution, and paraphrasing without attribution. Tips for MLA and APA citation styles are included.

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Warren Buffett's Annual Report Is a Great Read. How Does He Do It?

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

This season’s annual reporting may be flotsam and jetsam from a shipwrecked year, but this week I enjoyed reading one chairman’s letter: that of the world’s richest man, Berkshire Hathaway’s Warren Buffett (left).
BH may have lost $11.5 billion last year, but it remains one of only seven AAA-rated corporations in the United States. Success confers [...]

Writing the Winning Proposal: It's Serious Business for Communicators

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

If you’re a corporate communicator, are you playing a role in helping your company make written pitches for business? We think you should.
If you’re a consultant, are you creating proposals that showcase your writing and critical thinking skills so well that you win the projects and assignments you want? We’re sure you’d like to.

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Avoiding Plagiarism

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

There are few intellectual offenses more serious than plagiarism in academic and professional contexts. This resource offers advice on how to avoid plagiarism in your work.

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Tutorials on Proposal Writing

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Learn how to write various types of proposals on this tutorial site.

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