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Contemporary Business Communication is the most current, relevant text available, offering extensive coverage of communication topics and an abundance of exercises and case studies. Students will learn more than formats and procedures - they will learn how to evaluate and address communication situations in the workplace.
The text covers topics from communication technology to diversity in the workplace, from construction and presentation of documents to Internet research, from report writing and oral presentations to effective job search techniques. Recognizing the significant differences in business communication between Canada and the United States, Contemporary Business Communication features interviews with Canadian professionals, Canadian case studies, and vignettes drawn from our own cultural context.
- Canadian context presented within the text, as well as in the interviews, chapter-opening vignettes, and case studies. Contemporary Business Communication, recognizes Canada's unique multiculturalism and includes case studies in every chapter, as well as a full chapter on diversity in the workplace.
- Applied, ‘real world’ approach featuring actual business documents and cases from real companies, as well as interviews with business communication professionals from across Canada.
- Emphasis on communications technologies, including dozens of Internet exercises throughout the text and weblinks in every chapter.
- Focuses on effective writing and oral communication skills. Examples, exercises, and tips help students sharpen their skills.
- The importance of collaboration is highlighted in group exercises throughout the text and at the end of every chapter.
- Features information and skills that students will need in order to find a job. Includes step-by-step outlines, sample résumés and cover letters, the stages of a typical employment interview, and a study of critical job-search tools.
- "Building Your Business Notebook" exercises require students to review, analyze, and revise documents and visual aids.
Contemporary Business Communication is the core of a comprehensive teaching and learning package. Instructor support for this textbook includes a Test Item File (both printed and computerized versions available), an Instructor's Resource Manual, full-colour transparencies, and a series of eight video cassettes from Communication Briefings, a firm renowned for its content and production quality. A guide to the videos is included with the Instructor's Resource Manual.
We've also developed a state-of-the-art Companion Website for both instructors and students that is tied directly to the text's chapters, including a Study Guide with tests, Live Chat, Weblinks, an online syllabus resource, and much more! Visit www.prenticehall.ca/boone to see for yourself.
The Write Stuff: A Usage and Grammer Workbook offers additional explanations and exercises on grammar and usage. It's an excellent companion to the text and a valuable resource for sharpening business communication skills.
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