Essentials of Business Communications Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:53:54 -0400 en-us © 2026 Essentials of Business Communication no 732b82c3-5c15-55fa-b443-ee91dfaa4291 Sherida Santiago serial false How can you communicate in ways that build clarity, credibility, and strong professional relationships? In Essentials of Business Communications, Professor Sherida Santiago explores the barriers that can undermine effective workplace communication and provides practical strategies for communicating with confidence, purpose, and impact.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Sherida Santiago https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1h2up4ellb6c4v96n7cp5c2gdlas?.jpg Essentials of Business Communications Get Noticed. Get Interviewed. Get Hired. Get Noticed. Get Interviewed. Get Hired. Successful employment communication requires more than listing your experience. Learn how to develop targeted résumés and cover messages, prepare for interviews, communicate your value, and follow up professionally with employers.

]]> Successful employment communication requires more than listing your experience. Learn how to develop targeted résumés and cover messages, prepare for interviews, communicate your value, and follow up professionally with employers.

]]> Buzzsprout-19684057 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0400 468 10 full false Professionalism Is More Than What You Wear Professionalism Is More Than What You Wear Professional presence is demonstrated through your behavior, preparation, communication, and ability to work with others. Examine how business etiquette, teamwork, productive meetings, and effective presentations shape your credibility and reputation.

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]]> Buzzsprout-19684056 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0400 304 9 full false Turn Information Into Insight Turn Information Into Insight Reports and proposals should do more than present information. Learn how to organize evidence, communicate findings, recommend solutions, and create business documents that support informed decision-making.

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]]> Buzzsprout-19684053 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0400 273 8 full false Persuasion Without the Pressure Persuasion Without the Pressure Effective persuasion is built on credibility and trust, not manipulation. Explore how audience awareness, reliable evidence, logical reasoning, and ethical communication can help you influence decisions responsibly.

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]]> Buzzsprout-19684048 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0400 306 7 full false Good News, Bad News, Right Approach Good News, Bad News, Right Approach Different messages require different communication strategies. Learn how to deliver positive, routine, neutral, and difficult information with the appropriate structure, tone, clarity, empathy, and respect.

]]> Different messages require different communication strategies. Learn how to deliver positive, routine, neutral, and difficult information with the appropriate structure, tone, clarity, empathy, and respect.

]]> Buzzsprout-19684044 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 20:00:00 -0400 314 6 full false Email, Teams, Texts, and Workplace Chats Email, Teams, Texts, and Workplace Chats The communication channel you choose can shape how your message is received. Examine how to select the appropriate platform and create concise, professional messages for email, text, workplace chat, and digital collaboration tools.

]]> The communication channel you choose can shape how your message is received. Examine how to select the appropriate platform and create concise, professional messages for email, text, workplace chat, and digital collaboration tools.

]]> Buzzsprout-19684041 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0400 297 5 full false Don't Just Proofread, Strengthen the Message Don't Just Proofread, Strengthen the Message Revision involves more than correcting spelling and grammar. Learn how to improve your message's clarity, tone, conciseness, accuracy, readability, and professional impact before you send it.

]]> Revision involves more than correcting spelling and grammar. Learn how to improve your message's clarity, tone, conciseness, accuracy, readability, and professional impact before you send it.

]]> Buzzsprout-19684038 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0400 213 4 full false Think Before You Send Think Before You Send Effective business communication begins before you write the first sentence. Learn how to clarify your purpose, understand your audience, select the right approach, and plan messages that produce the response you need.

]]> Effective business communication begins before you write the first sentence. Learn how to clarify your purpose, understand your audience, select the right approach, and plan messages that produce the response you need.

]]> Buzzsprout-19684031 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0400 248 2 full false From Idea to First Draft From Idea to First Draft Strong ideas can lose their impact when they are poorly organized. Explore how to structure your thoughts, establish a logical flow, and draft clear, audience-centered messages that are easy to understand and act upon.

]]> Strong ideas can lose their impact when they are poorly organized. Explore how to structure your thoughts, establish a logical flow, and draft clear, audience-centered messages that are easy to understand and act upon.

]]> Buzzsprout-19684034 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0400 237 3 full false Your Digital Reputation Starts Now Your Digital Reputation Starts Now Your professional reputation is shaped by how you communicate online and in person. Explore how to present yourself professionally across email, social media, mobile platforms, virtual meetings, and other digital workplace environments.

]]> Your professional reputation is shaped by how you communicate online and in person. Explore how to present yourself professionally across email, social media, mobile platforms, virtual meetings, and other digital workplace environments.

]]> Buzzsprout-19683840 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 17:00:00 -0400 254 1 full false Communicate with Clarity. Lead with Impact. Communicate with Clarity. Lead with Impact. Welcome to Essentials of Business Communications. In this course, you will learn how to plan, write, revise, and deliver professional messages that are clear, credible, audience-centered, and appropriate for today’s digital workplace. Through practical examples and workplace applications, you will strengthen the communication skills needed to collaborate effectively, navigate difficult conversations, present ideas, prepare business reports, and compete successfully in the job market.

More importantly, you will develop greater self-awareness as a communicator. You will learn to recognize how your words, tone, timing, choices, and communication style affect other people and influence results. Throughout the course, you will examine the world of business through the lens of a leader—understanding that effective communication is not simply about delivering information, but about building trust, creating clarity, strengthening relationships, and taking responsibility for your impact.

]]> Welcome to Essentials of Business Communications. In this course, you will learn how to plan, write, revise, and deliver professional messages that are clear, credible, audience-centered, and appropriate for today’s digital workplace. Through practical examples and workplace applications, you will strengthen the communication skills needed to collaborate effectively, navigate difficult conversations, present ideas, prepare business reports, and compete successfully in the job market.

More importantly, you will develop greater self-awareness as a communicator. You will learn to recognize how your words, tone, timing, choices, and communication style affect other people and influence results. Throughout the course, you will examine the world of business through the lens of a leader—understanding that effective communication is not simply about delivering information, but about building trust, creating clarity, strengthening relationships, and taking responsibility for your impact.

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