Re: Communication books for a soon-to-be college grad

[Deborah Hemstreet <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com>]

Hi Ron,

I've got a presentation about effective presentations (grin).

It is free to anyone who wants to use it: 
http://www.tech-challenged.com/powerpoint.html

I hope this is helpful, at least for the speaking and giving 
presentation part...

I remember years ago I took a course in public speaking in college, so 
there are books out there.

Some books that I found particularly helpful for communication are:

The Psychology of Writing, R.T. Kellogg (1994)

Research Strategies in Technical Communication, Porter & Coggin (1995)

Dynamics in Document Design, K.S. Schriver (1997) - but she may have a 
newer edition out now

How we write: Writing as creative design, M. Sharples (1999)

I hope these are helpful for a starter.

Deborah




Rob Hudson wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> One of my students asked me for recommendations on "communications
> books for a soon-to-be college grad."
>
> I like the Redish "Letting Go of the Words" and the Davidson "Business
> Writing: What Works, What Won't" for writing.
>
> I also think he could use a presentation book on good PowerPoint, but
> don't know what to recommend there. I always liked Kawasaki, but don't
> know if he's published.
>
> Finally, I think he could use something about speaking and giving presentations.
>
> What are your top picks for these categories? Did I miss any categories?
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