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READING ASSIGNMENT
McLean, S. (2010). Business Communication for Success. The Saylor Foundation. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Non-Commercial-Share Alike 3.0 License without attribution as requested by the work’s original creator or licensee.
Chapter 4
Supplemental Readings (these readings are not required but are beneficial for an expanded knowledge base within this unit)
1) Visit AllYouCanRead.com for a list of the top ten business magazines. http://www.allyoucanread.com/top-10-business-magazines
2) Appearance counts. Read an article by communications expert Fran Lebo on enhancing the nonverbal aspects of your document. http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Second-Law-of-Business-Writing—Appearance-Counts&id=3039288
Video Resources
- CrashCourse. (2019, March 27). The secret to business writing: Crash course business – Soft skills #3 [Video]. YouTube.
https://youtu.be/8E-oqahDnb8
Learning Journal Task
Describe at least two of the barriers to communication mentioned in the textbook(pages 58-63) and write about how a past piece of your writing contained these barriers and what you should have done to rectify the situation.
In addition to this task, please include a vocabulary list of unfamiliar words from the required readings and provide definitions. Remember to cite the sources of these definitions.
