Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication articles

Recent articles from Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication

Adapting corporate presentation skills training practices for use in a university classroom.
December 1, 1994... INTRODUCTION Some of today's most popular corporate training seminars and workshops cover subjects taken right from speech communication textbooks: leadership, facilitation of small groups, team building, negotiation, communication skills, presentation skills, and persuasion, among others....

A case study in business writing: an examination of documents written by executives and managers.
December 1, 1994... Although a number of studies have sought to identify the types of business writing activities individuals perform at work, these studies have focused either on surveying graduates in the workforce (Bednar & Olney, 1987; Storms, 1983; Wiggs, 1993) or on surveying business executives (Bennett,...

A short classroom unit, but a significant improvement, in listening ability.
December 1, 1994... The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), with its new standards for business and accounting accreditation, indicates in its section on curriculum content and evaluation that communication skills are important characteristics of the business curriculum. While not...

Teaching listening: some thoughts on behavioral approaches.
December 1, 1994... The field of business communication is expanding as practitioners more clearly articulate their communication needs and as scholars better define the parameters and key constructs of the field. No longer confined to teaching primarily written skills, business communication educators have...

Resume content and format - do the authorities agree?
December 1, 1994... Getting a job is an involved process. One part of the process is the preparation of a resume. Even though the resume's primary function is simply to obtain an interview for the writer, it is a major instrument which aids in determining who will get the job. According to Weinstein (1993), AT&T...