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Table of Contents

    • About the Author
    • Acknowledgments
    • Dedications
    • Preface
    • 1Effective Business Communication
      • 1.1Getting Started
      • 1.2Why Is It Important to Communicate Well?
      • 1.3What Is Communication?
      • 1.4Communication in Context
      • 1.5Your Responsibilities as a Communicator
      • 1.6Additional Resources
    • 2Delivering Your Message

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      • 2.1Getting Started

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      • 2.2What Is Language?

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      • 2.3Messages

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      • 2.4Mobile Communication Messages

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      • 2.5Principles of Verbal Communication

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      • 2.6Language Can be an Obstacle to Communication

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      • 2.7Emphasis Strategies

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      • 2.8Improving Verbal Communication

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      • 2.9Additional Resources

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    • 3Understanding Your Audience

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      • 3.1Getting Started

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      • 3.2Self-Understanding Is Fundamental to Communication

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      • 3.3Perception

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      • 3.4Differences in Perception

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      • 3.5Getting to Know Your Audience

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      • 3.6Listening for Understanding

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      • 3.7Additional Resources

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    • 4Developing Business Presentations

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      • 4.1Getting Started

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      • 4.2Before You Choose a Topic

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      • 4.3Choosing a Topic

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      • 4.4Finding Resources

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      • 4.5Myths and Realities of Public Speaking

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      • 4.6Overcoming Obstacles in Your Presentation

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      • 4.7Additional Resources

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    • 5Nonverbal Delivery

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      • 5.1Getting Started

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      • 5.2Principles of Nonverbal Communication

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      • 5.3Types of Nonverbal Communication

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      • 5.4Movement in Your Speech

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      • 5.5Visual Aids

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      • 5.6Nonverbal Strategies for Success with Your Audience

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      • 5.7Additional Resources

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    • 6Organization and Outlines

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      • 6.1Getting Started

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      • 6.2Rhetorical Situation

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      • 6.3Strategies for Success

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      • 6.4Building a Sample Speech

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      • 6.5Sample Speech Outlines

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      • 6.6Organizing Principles for Your Speech

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      • 6.7Transitions

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      • 6.8Additional Resources

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    • 7Presentations to Inform

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      • 7.1Getting Started

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      • 7.2Functions of the Presentation to Inform

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      • 7.3Types of Presentations to Inform

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      • 7.4Adapting Your Presentation to Teach

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      • 7.5Diverse Types of Intelligence and Learning Styles

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      • 7.6Preparing Your Speech to Inform

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      • 7.7Creating an Informative Presentation

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      • 7.8Additional Resources

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    • 8Presentations to Persuade

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      • 8.1Getting Started

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      • 8.2What Is Persuasion?

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      • 8.3Principles of Persuasion

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      • 8.4Functions of the Presentation to Persuade

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      • 8.5Meeting the Listener’s Basic Needs

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      • 8.6Making an Argument

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      • 8.7Speaking Ethically and Avoiding Fallacies

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      • 8.8Sample Persuasive Speech

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      • 8.9Elevator Speech

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      • 8.10Additional Resources

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    • 9Business Presentations in Action

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      • 9.1Getting Started

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      • 9.2Sound Bites and Quotables

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      • 9.3Telephone/VoIP Communication

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      • 9.4Meetings

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      • 9.5Celebrations: Toasts and Roasts

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      • 9.6Media Interviews

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      • 9.7Introducing a Speaker

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      • 9.8Presenting or Accepting an Award

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      • 9.9Serving as Master of Ceremonies

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      • 9.10Viral Messages

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      • 9.11Additional Resources

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    • 10Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Business Communication

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      • 10.1Getting Started

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      • 10.2Intrapersonal Communication

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      • 10.3Self-Concept and Dimensions of Self

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      • 10.4Interpersonal Needs

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      • 10.5Social Penetration Theory

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      • 10.6Rituals of Conversation and Interviews

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      • 10.7Conflict in the Work Environment

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      • 10.8Additional Resources

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    • 11Negative News and Crisis Communication

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      • 11.1Getting Started

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      • 11.2Delivering a Negative News Message

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      • 11.3Eliciting Negative News

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      • 11.4Crisis Communication Plan

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      • 11.5Press Conferences

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      • 11.6Additional Resources

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    • 12Intercultural and International Business Communication

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      • 12.1Getting Started

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      • 12.2Intercultural Communication

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      • 12.3How to Understand Intercultural Communication

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      • 12.4Common Cultural Characteristics

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      • 12.5Divergent Cultural Characteristics

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      • 12.6International Communication and the Global Marketplace

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      • 12.7International Business and Law Enforcement

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      • 12.8Styles of Management

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      • 12.9The International Assignment

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      • 12.10Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication

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      • 12.11Virtual Communication Across Cultures

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      • 12.12Additional Resources

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    • 13Group Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership

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      • 13.1Getting Started

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      • 13.2What Is a Group?

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      • 13.3Organizational Cultures and Communication

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      • 13.4Group Problem Solving

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      • 13.5Business and Professional Meetings

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      • 13.6Teamwork and Leadership

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      • 13.7Family Business

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      • 13.8Additional Resources

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