Professional Communications: Materials Resource



Professor: Bob Basil
Applied Communications Department
Entrepreneurial Leadership DProgram
Excellent & Free Online Guides

Plain Language Style Guide
David McMurrey's Online Business Writing Resources & Examples

Background & Theory

Academic vs. Workplace Communication
SMART Paradigm
Win-Win

Basics

In the Workplace
Direct Strategy
Document Conventions

Email

Email at Length
Email in Brief

Visuals

Visual Elements
Page Design
Kava Chart Galleries
Graphics
Headings
Lists

People

Teams and Strategic Conflict Resolution

Research

APA Style
Research Ethics Tutorial
The Basics of Research
Annotations I
Annotations II
Being Convincing

Instructions
Breaking Bad News
Argument
Persuasion
Talking

Preparing Spoken Presentations

Advanced Documents

Reports: An Introduction
Proposals
Recommendation and Feasibility Reports
McMurrey on Feasibility and Recommendation Reports
Writing a Business Plan
 Sample Business Plans from a Variety of Sectors
Business Plan Workbook
Scotia Bank Business Plan Writer
Worksheets for Preparing and Evaluating Final Reports
Formal Report Specifications
Extras

On BS
The CV
Job Package: Application Letters and Resumes
Sample Resumes: 1, 2, 3, 4
Sample Cover Letters

Material has been generously provided to ProfessionalCommunications.CA by David Ingre, Panteli Tritchew, and  David Wiens, Applied Communications Department, Kwantlen Polytechnic University. 
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Site revised September 2010.