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Direct linkOrtiz, Lorelei A. – Business Communication Quarterly, 2013
To teach effective business communication, instructors must target students’ current weaknesses in writing. One method for doing so is by assigning writing exercises. When used heuristically, writing exercises encourage students to practice self-assessment, self-evaluation, active learning, and knowledge transfer, all while reinforcing the basics…
Descriptors: Heuristics, Business Communication, Active Learning, Undergraduate Students
Whalen, D. Joel; Andersen, Ken; Campbell, Gloria; Crenshaw, Cheri; Cross, Geoffrey A.; Grinols, Anne Bradstreet; Hildebrand, John; Newman, Amy; Ortiz, Lorelei A.; Paulson, Edward; Phillabaum, Melinda; Powell, Elizabeth A.; Sloan, Ryan – Business Communication Quarterly, 2012
The 12 Favorite Assignments featured in this article were presented at the 2011 Annual Convention of the Association for Business Communication (ABC), Montreal, Canada. A variety of learning objectives are featured: delivering bad news, handling difficult people, persuasion, reporting financial analysis, electronic media, face-to-face…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Assignments, Student Projects, Business Communication
Whalen, D. Joel – Business Communication Quarterly, 2013
The 13 Favorite Assignments featured here were presented at the 2012 Association for Business Communication (ABC) Annual Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii. A variety of learning objectives are featured, including the following: enhancing resume's visual impact, interpersonal skills, social media, team building, web design, community service projects,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Business Communication, Business Administration Education, Resumes (Personal)
Whalen, D. Joel – Business Communication Quarterly, 2011
The seven Favorite Assignments featured in this article were originally presented at the 2010 ABC Annual Convention, Chicago, Illinois. The reader can consider a variety of learning objectives from team building to persuasion, application of electronic media to face-to-face communication, and much more. Some Favorite Assignments take a full…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Assignments, Behavioral Objectives, Collaborative Writing
Fredrick, Terri – Business Communication Quarterly, 2008
A primary goal of most introductory business and technical communication courses is to introduce students to the idea that the professional communication most of them will engage in is different from the writing they do for academic purposes. This overall idea covers several principles concerning professional writing. However, implementing active…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Writing Instruction, Writing Assignments, Active Learning
Gareis, Elisabeth – Business Communication Quarterly, 2007
Individual or group presentations are common assignments in business communication courses, and many students use PowerPoint slides as audiovisual support. Frequently, curriculum constraints don't allow instructors much time to teach effective design and delivery of presentation graphics in their courses; guidelines in the form of minilectures or…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Active Learning, Guidelines, Visual Aids
