Can be used in any course in which students are assigned to write a business report or are taught how to write reports. For Entrepreneurship, Management, Consulting, or Marketing courses; undergraduate Report Writing courses, MBA Managerial Writing courses, or adult or continuing education courses in Report Writing or Business Writing.
This workbook is designed to consolidate the work learnt in the "Pitman New Era Anniversary Edition". Each section has sentences giving short form practice, phrasing practice, dictation to be copied on the blank lines in the book, and free dictation, together with a longhand key.
Aimed at students who have mastered the keyboard and now training to achieve high speeds, this updated practice material is more business-oriented making it useful for speed tests. It also includes past papers from LCCI, RSA and Pitman Qualifications examinations.
Minutes are vital to the success of meetings. Attendees rely on them for information they may have missed and they serve as an essential communications tool for non-participants. This guide gives advice about the sections of a meeting; the agenda; personal preparation; taking notes; accuracy; and, writing up the minutes.
Between coordinating meetings, making travel arrangements, and running the phone lines, being a professional administrative assistant requires a range of skills involving interpersonal communication, written presentations, and organizational ability. This book provides information on subjects including record keeping, telephone usage, and mail.
Helps you write for success in various professions. This title enables you to acquire communication abilities with hands-on exercises, self-tests, expert insights, and more. It contains tools and techniques which make you professional in your communications and presentations.
From time to time, everyone is hit with a moment in which setbacks suddenly occur. In these moments, the difference between success and failure comes down to how well one handles the pressure. This book shows readers how they can not only survive the most stressful and difficult of situations - but also thrive in the face of pressure.
Illustrates fourteen strategies for creating and delivering winning presentations. This title shows you how to determine which strategy will work best in a given situation and how to apply a range of best practices for realizing that strategy. It provides sample timelines for delivering presentations based on various strategies.
As the first person that many people encounter in their contact with the veterinary practice, the veterinary receptionist has an important part to play in inspiring confidence in clients. Suitable for the veterinary receptionist, this work provides practical, accessible information on how to fulfill this role professionally and efficiently.
While the principles of minute taking have hardly changed, the technology we use to help us changes all the time. This second edition takes account of the increasing use of laptops, data projectors and other equipment. Essential for anyone who takes minutes as part of their regular job or on an occasional basis.
Contains group games and activities for managers and team leaders. This title offers games that help make a point without lecturing, uncover people problems in a department, spark discussions, and teach lessons about various aspects of making organizations successful.
This Teeline Gold edition of the "Word List" has doubled in size and contains recommended Teeline outlines for over 12, 000 words which might be expected to occur frequently in non-technical material. New appendices of legal and medical words are included.
Contains activities that are integrated within each unit to ensure that candidates practise their key skills and apply theory as they are learning. This work provides guidance through each unit to help learners think about and plan what evidence they will produce for their portfolio.
Language is the medium of business. To be successful, we need to communicate effectively in writing. This book shows readers how to avoid mistakes, and to write lucid, concise, and accurate e-mails, letters, performance appraisals, and presentations.
Whether it's writing a proposal, motivating employees, or reaching out to customers, this title offers the tools you need for effective communication. It provides: techniques to communicate messages and goals in business letters and proposals; tips for bringing out the best in every employee; and, dialogues and scripts to practice interactions.
Uses proven techniques to help readers develop fundamental skills by mastering the alphabetic keyboard, top-row numbers, symbols, and the numeric keypad. In this book, each lesson is clearly focused, well structured, and designed to provide step-by-step training and reinforcement to allow readers to quickly build their skills and confidence.
The flexible Teeline system of shorthand is based on the English alphabet, and gives students scope for developing their own style of writing. This student pack consists of one copy of each of three "Teeline Gold" books - the course book, the workbook and the word list.
Whether your goal is to change minds, change markets, or change the world-anything is possible for an influencer.This work brings together the strategies of contemporary influence masters. Drawing from the skills of hundreds of successful influencers, it shares eight principles for changing behaviors.
Workplaces are becoming more diverse every day - and in more ways. Leaders, managers, and employees must find new ways to communicate across differences in perspective and experience. This book reveals five core principles and presents corresponding, specific strategies for overcoming communications barriers.
Provides an approach for analyzing, discussing, and writing about cases. This book shows how to classify cases according to analytical task they require (solving a problem, making a decision, or forming an evaluation) and establish a base of knowledge about a case. It shows how to talk about cases in class.
Shorthand is a valuable asset to everyone, young or old, in private or business life and Pitman 2000 is a system designed for easy learning. Get Started in Shorthand: Pitman 2000 is the perfect guide to this useful tool for a busy and fast-moving world.
Contains activities that are integrated within each unit to ensure that candidates practise their key skills and apply theory as they are learning. This work provides guidance through each unit to help learners think about and plan what evidence they will produce for their portfolio.
Suitable for management assistants, secretaries and executive assistants, this title deals with various aspects of these vital administrative roles and the necessary skills, including: relationship management, communication and confidence, the secrets of body language, listening and questioning skills, and coping with pressure and stress.
A shortand outline for many words in the English language. This title contains 26, 098 words most commonly used in notation with their official shorthand outlines. It also includes words that are frequently used in such fields as medicine, law, engineering, chemistry, and others. It contains 2, 604 proper names and geographic expressions.
Contains important information for staff, enabling them to work efficiently and effectively both within the NHS and private medical sectors. This book encourages an understanding of the importance of administrative staff in providing high standards of patient care and promotes teamwork in the healthcare environment.