Business Writing Instructors' Blog

Nov. 25, 2010 - PRLog -- Courtland Bovee and John Thill, authors of the world's leading business writing textbooks, recently started a blog. The first authors in the field to write a blog specifically for instructors, Bovée and Thill share instructional insights, offer advice on incorporating social media and other technologies into the course, and provide compelling examples of good and bad business writing.

Bovée says, "As instructors grapple with large class sizes and heavy advising and teaching loads, we are constantly on the lookout for ways that we can assist. By sharing the best instructional practices and offering innovative ideas and resources, we can help instructors spend less time preparing lectures and activities and more time teaching and working with their students one on one."

Adds Thill, "Our textbooks are used in literally dozens of countries. Our largest adoptions are in the United States, but our books (or translations) are used in Canada, China, India, Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Russia, Great Britain, and many others. This blog gives us a way to share new ideas quickly with business writing instructors almost everywhere."

The following sampling of posts will give business writing instructors a good idea of the useful tips and information that will be offered throughout the year in this new blog:

Employment Communication: Four Essential Steps to Building a Personal Brand

Using the Magazine, Cook’s Source, as a Copyright Infringement Episode for Class Discussions

The True Story of an Overlooked Mode of Business Communication

How Do You Manage the Backchannel in Your Classroom?

Hall of Fame: Ignite Media Demonstrates Strong Paragraphs and Effective Transitions

Have Your Students Judge Their Promotional Skills Using Real-Life Test Results

Avoiding “Death by PowerPoint” with Free-Form Slide Designs

When Free Speech Isn’t Quite So Free: Legal Hazards in Online Communication

Helping Students Adapt Their Writing Skills to Wiki Collaboration

Hall of Shame: How Not to Tell Customers That You’ve Made Your Software Easier to Understand

Hall of Fame: FreshBooks Demonstrates Audience Focus in Multiple Ways

With its focus on all original content, this new blog complements the authors' existing blog, Business Communication Headline News, http://businesscommunicationheadlinenews.com -- a media curation service in which the authors hand-pick the best articles and resources from across the Internet -- and their unique online content-updating service for instructors and students, Bovée & Thill's Real-Time Updates (http://real-timeupdates.com).

The blog also provides links to the latest news about Bovée and Thill, information about Bovée and Thill's textbooks, instructor support resources, and links to instructors' communities on Facebook and LinkedIn that Bovee and Thill have established. Visit their blog today at  http://boveeandthillbusinesscommunicationblog.com.

About the Authors

Courtland Bovée and John Thill have been leading textbook authors for more than two decades, introducing millions of students to the field of business writing. Their award-winning texts are distinguished by proven pedagogical features, extensive selections of contemporary case studies, hundreds of real-life examples, engaging writing, thorough research, and the unique integration of print and electronic resources. More information is available on their blog.

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