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About the Author
Acknowledgments
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Preface
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Effective Business Communication
1.1
Getting Started
1.2
Why Is It Important to Communicate Well?
1.3
What Is Communication?
1.4
Communication in Context
1.5
Your Responsibilities as a Communicator
1.6
Additional Resources
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Delivering Your Message
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2.1
Getting Started
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2.2
What Is Language?
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Messages
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2.4
Mobile Communication Messages
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2.5
Principles of Verbal Communication
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2.6
Language Can be an Obstacle to Communication
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2.7
Emphasis Strategies
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Improving Verbal Communication
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Additional Resources
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Understanding Your Audience
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3.1
Getting Started
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3.2
Self-Understanding Is Fundamental to Communication
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3.3
Perception
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3.4
Differences in Perception
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3.5
Getting to Know Your Audience
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3.6
Listening for Understanding
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Additional Resources
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Developing Business Presentations
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4.1
Getting Started
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4.2
Before You Choose a Topic
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4.3
Choosing a Topic
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Finding Resources
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4.5
Myths and Realities of Public Speaking
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4.6
Overcoming Obstacles in Your Presentation
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Additional Resources
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Nonverbal Delivery
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5.1
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5.2
Principles of Nonverbal Communication
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5.3
Types of Nonverbal Communication
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5.4
Movement in Your Speech
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Visual Aids
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Nonverbal Strategies for Success with Your Audience
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Additional Resources
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Organization and Outlines
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Getting Started
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Rhetorical Situation
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Strategies for Success
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Building a Sample Speech
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Sample Speech Outlines
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Organizing Principles for Your Speech
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Transitions
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Presentations to Inform
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7.1
Getting Started
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7.2
Functions of the Presentation to Inform
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Types of Presentations to Inform
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Adapting Your Presentation to Teach
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Diverse Types of Intelligence and Learning Styles
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Preparing Your Speech to Inform
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Creating an Informative Presentation
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Additional Resources
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Presentations to Persuade
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Getting Started
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What Is Persuasion?
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Principles of Persuasion
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Functions of the Presentation to Persuade
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Meeting the Listener’s Basic Needs
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Making an Argument
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Speaking Ethically and Avoiding Fallacies
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Sample Persuasive Speech
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Elevator Speech
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Additional Resources
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Business Presentations in Action
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Getting Started
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Sound Bites and Quotables
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Telephone/VoIP Communication
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Meetings
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Celebrations: Toasts and Roasts
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Media Interviews
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Introducing a Speaker
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Presenting or Accepting an Award
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Serving as Master of Ceremonies
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Viral Messages
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Additional Resources
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Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Business Communication
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Getting Started
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Intrapersonal Communication
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Self-Concept and Dimensions of Self
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Interpersonal Needs
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Social Penetration Theory
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Rituals of Conversation and Interviews
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Conflict in the Work Environment
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Additional Resources
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Negative News and Crisis Communication
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Getting Started
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Delivering a Negative News Message
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Eliciting Negative News
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Crisis Communication Plan
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Press Conferences
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Additional Resources
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Intercultural and International Business Communication
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Intercultural Communication
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How to Understand Intercultural Communication
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Common Cultural Characteristics
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Divergent Cultural Characteristics
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International Communication and the Global Marketplace
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International Business and Law Enforcement
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Styles of Management
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The International Assignment
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Popular Culture and Intercultural Communication
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Virtual Communication Across Cultures
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Additional Resources
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Group Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership
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Getting Started
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What Is a Group?
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Organizational Cultures and Communication
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Group Problem Solving
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Business and Professional Meetings
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Teamwork and Leadership
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Family Business
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