TY - BOOK AU - Whalen,D.Joel AU - Ricca,Tina M. TI - The professional communications toolkit SN - 1412927161 (pbk.) AV - HF 5718 W552p 2007 U1 - 658.4/5 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. PB - Sage Publications KW - Business communication KW - Comunicación en los negocios N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index; Effective communication: it's not about you -- Message strategies what to speak & what to write: attitude is 90% of speaking -- The power and limitations of speaking -- -- When you're afraid to communicate: understanding anxiety and fear -- Managing communication anxiety: action steps you can take -- Making people believe you: persuasive communication -- Message packaging strategies for formatting presentations: how you say it -- Message delivery performing the presentation -- Writing e-mails and memos with high communication factor -- Communicating with tables, graphs & charts: your visual toolbox -- Maximum powerpoint N2 - The Professional Communications Toolkit presents a compelling vision of communication that offers little known and amazingly effective techniques for the novice speaker and stage-savvy pro alike. Author D. Joel Whalen provides practical, research-based tools that apply perfectly to all professional communication, whether itʹs one-on-one conversations, speaking at small staff meetings, or delivering a keynote address to a ballroom full of people UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006021551.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0666/2006021551-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0734/2006021551-b.html ER -