Qualitative Communication Consulting is an innovative textbook. Each chapter tells a story that captures the rewards and challenges of consulting though qualitative lenses. Together, chapters cover the challenges of starting a consulting business, dealing with skeptical clients, explaining to colleagues the value of interpretive work, motivating students to press forward through ambiguity, and among other things, helping clients realize that communication in general and interpretive analysis in particular can reveal something unique. . . and of value. This book has several distinctive and helpful features, including: first person narratives from experienced communication faculty eclectic perspectives from communication faculty working in various regions of the country and with diverse types of clients and organizations chapters that address teaching communication consulting as well as practicing communication consulting a companion website with useful resources end-of-chapter resource lists that include recommended books, articles, professional associations, people to follow, and websites. Faculty, early career consultants, freelance academics, and students will all appreciate the lessons about what to do and not do as they start a consulting practice or work with clients who ""expect numbers."" Students, both at the graduate and undergraduate level, will appreciate that the lessons in this book are uniquely accessible as they are written as authentic narrative accounts and offer a refreshing detour from more traditional textbook ""academese.

Business Communications for Professionals and Consultants: A Rhetorical Approach helps the reader improve his/her speaking, writing, researching, and organizing skills critical skills needed to stand out from the crowd and be successful as a job applicant or employee. Designed for undergraduate students and written with an integrated rhetorical approach, Business Communications for Professionals and Consultants: A Rhetorical Approach: Utilizes a dual focus on the canons of rhetoric and developing an online presence. Students are introduced to the canons of rhetoric and different rhetorical concepts. They then learn to craft, design, and distribute business documents and oral communications in traditional and digital formats. Presents technical knowledge required in the Web 2.0/3.0 world. The text highlights the trends and technical proficiencies needed for readers to have a strong online presence. The emphasis on website design and social media makes this a useful resource in our digital age. Uses a clear layout chock full of tables, boxes, images, lists and figures to make referencing key points easier. Features an accompanying website (http://procommunication.me) that includes additional weblinks, recommended readings, and videos.

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