Communicating at work : principles and practices for business and the professions /
Ronald B. Adler, Jeanne Marquardt Elmhorst.
- 9th ed.
- Boston, MA : McGraw Hill, c2008.
- xxii, 578 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 540-559) and index.
Basics of business and professional communication: Communicating at work; Communication, culture, and work -- Personal skills: Listening; Verbal and nonverbal messages; Interpersonal skills -- Interviewing: Principles of interviewing; Types of interviews -- Working in groups: Working in teams; Effective meetings -- Making effective presentations: Developing and organizing the presentation; Verbal and visual support in presentations; Delivering the presentation; Informative, group, and special-occasion presentations; Persuasive presentations -- Appendix: Business writing -- Glossary -- Notes.