Management Communication [Paperback]

Finally business professionals will be able to learn how to communicate effectively. This book builds the essential writing, speaking, and listening skills needed to succeed. An entire section is devoted to helping non-native speakers of English in their efforts to produce readable, well-edited work. It includes Communication Dilemmas boxes that pose interesting, real-life communication choices and challenges. Six brief interviews with real communication experts are presented that explore a variety of different corporate environments. New sections are also included on social networking communications and the electronic career search. Business professionals will discover how to apply newly acquired communication skills throughout their careers.

Preface iii

Acknowledgements v

Introduction vii

Part One Pillars of Management Communication 1

Chapter 1 Communication Architecture for Professional Success 5

Chapter 2 A Process for Management Writing 46

Chapter 3 Individual and Collaborative Styles for Management Writing 72

Chapter 4 Oral Presentations 103

Chapter 5 Listening 145

Part Two Letters, Memos, and Email 159

Chapter 6 Formats and Techniques for Business Letters 163

Chapter 7 Saying “Yes” and “No” in Correspondence 191

Chapter 8 Persuasive Messages 226

Chapter 9 Effective Memos and E-mail 251

Part Three Reports and Proposals 271

Chapter 10 Short and Long Reports 275

Chapter 11 Proposals and Business Plans 340

Chapter 12 Graphic Aids for Documents and Presentations 362

Part Four Career Communication 389