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Business communication is exchanging information in order to promote an organization's goals, objectives, aims, and activities, as well as increase profits within the company. Business communication encompasses topics such as marketing, brand management, customer relations, consumer behavior, advertising, public relations, corporate communication, community engagement, reputation management, interpersonal communication, employee engagement, and event management. For general communications content, consult the Communication Studies section in the Social Sciences library.

Book: Business Communication for Success
Business Communication for Success provides a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication to serve both student and professor.
Book: Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications (Ashman et al.)
Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications is a compilation resource for instructors of workplace writing and oral presentations. The activities in this book can add value and energy to the classroom by engaging students in activities that support their learning. Handouts, links, activity variations, and debrief questions are included.
Business English for Success
This text starts with a solid foundation in written communication with several opportunities to both review the fundamentals as well as to demonstrate mastery and move on to more challenging assignments. Our students are sometimes learning English as they enter a business program and benefit from the attention to the basics. At the same time this text often articulates as a course-equivalent for English or fulfills a writing requirement for a degree program.
Business Writing For Everyone
Remix: Introduction to Professional Communications (Ashman)
No matter your field, having professional communication skills is essential to success in today's workplace. This book covers key business communications topics that will help you in your career, including intercultural communication, team work, professional writing, audience analysis and adapting messages, document formatting, oral communication, and more.