Includes bibliographical references and index.

Understanding the foundations of business communication -- Achieving success through effective business communication -- Communicating in teams and mastering listening and nonverbal communication skills -- Communicating in a world of diversity -- Applying the three-step writing process -- Planning business messages -- Writing business messages -- Completing business messages -- Crafting brief messages -- Crafting messages for electronic media -- Writing routine and positive messages -- Writing negative messages -- Writing persuasive messages -- Supporting messages with quality information -- Finding, evaluating, and processing information -- Designing visual communication -- Planning, writing, and completing reports and proposals -- Planning reports and proposals -- Writing reports and proposals -- Completing reports and proposals -- Designing and delivering oral and online presentations -- Creating and delivering oral and online presentations -- Enhancing presentations with slides and other visuals -- Writing employment messages and interviewing for jobs -- Building careers and writing résumés -- Interviewing for employment and following up -- Appendix A: format and layout of business documents -- Appendix B: documentation of report sources -- Appendix C: correction symbols -- Video guide -- Handbook of grammar, mechanics, and usage.