Business and professional speaking
By: edited by Barbara J. Walkosz, Ph. D., University of Colorado, Denver, Brenda J. Allen, University of Colorado, Denver
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 395
ISBN-13: 9780073352640
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Elocution; Oratory; Public speaking; Business presentations
Notes: This book contains selected material from: Communicating at work : principles and practices for business and the professions / Ronald B. Adler, Santa Barbara City College, Jeanne Marquardt Elmhorst, Central New Mexico Community College, Ninth edition.
Table of contents: title: Part one. Orientation to the professional speaking context; title: Strategic case; title: Welcome to business and professional speaking: entering the professional speaking arena; title: 1. Communicating at work; title: part two. Communication skills; title: Strategic case; title: Understanding communication challenges in the professional environment; title: 2. Listening; title: 3. Verbal and nonverbal messages; title: part three. Getting started: development and delivery of a professional presentation; title: Strategic case; title: Getting started; title: Development and delivery of a professional presentation; title: 4. Developing and organizing the presentation; title: 5. Verbal and visual support in presentations; title: 6. Delivering the presentation; title: 7. Informative group, and special-occasion presentations; title: 8. Persuasive presentations; title: part four. Professional contexts: formal presentations, interviews, group/team meetings and facilitation; title: Strategic case; title: Professional contexts: interviews, groups, teams and meetings; title: 9. Principles of interviewing; title: 10. Types of interviews; title: 11. Working in teams.