"The only book that integrates all important small group communication topics into a single comprehensive conceptual model, this text pioneered the systems approach for the group communication course. Each chapter begins with a brief preview, followed by a glossary of terms and a real life case...

Introduction -- Understanding workplace communication -- Communicating across cultures -- Fundamentals of business writing -- Adapting your words to your readers -- Constructing clear sentences and paragraphs -- Writing for a positive effect -- Basic patterns of business messages -- Developing...