Teaching Visual Communication in a Business Communication Course
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An online magazine by Bovee & Thill, authors of the leading textbooks in business communication and business writing, published by Pearson, featuring resources about visual communication, data visualization, including graphic design, photography, and presentations. For more information about Bovee & Thill's texts and their exclusive, superior coverage of visual communication, visit http://boveeandthillbusinesscommunicationblog.com. For instructor examination copies, go to http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/texts. To find your local sales representative, go to http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/replocator. To contact the authors, use this form: https://businesscommunicationnetwork.com/contact-us/. To get a free Comprehensive Guide to Business Communication Instructional Resources, visit http://blog.businesscommunicationnetwork.com/resources. Subscribe to a free weekly newsletter of new posts to all 11 of Bovee & Thill's Online Magazines: http://sco.lt/8kgeVV.
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Visualizations That Really Work

Visualizations That Really Work | Teaching Visual Communication in a Business Communication Course | Scoop.it

Not long ago, the ability to create smart data visualizations (or dataviz) was a nice-to-have skill for design- and data-minded managers. But now it’s a must-have skill for all managers, because it’s often the only way to make sense of the work they do."

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Google’s Six Rules for Great Data Visualization

Google’s Six Rules for Great Data Visualization | Teaching Visual Communication in a Business Communication Course | Scoop.it

"Google decided to publicize these best practices and encourage others to adopt them—anyone from app developers to everyday people who are left wondering why their PowerPoint chart are not effective.

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The Real and Underrated Value of Visual Content Curation

The Real and Underrated Value of Visual Content Curation | Teaching Visual Communication in a Business Communication Course | Scoop.it

"How can content creators supplement their textual content with attractive images without any experience with design? The solution is curation."

Bovee & Thill's Online Business Communication Magazines's insight:

"One of the biggest challenges that content marketers face is creating visual content. Visual design is a specialized field requiring the tools and skills of an artist to communicate viscerally what cannot be expressed through words." . . .

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How to Design an Information Visualization

How to Design an Information Visualization | Teaching Visual Communication in a Business Communication Course | Scoop.it

"Designing information visualizations offers you endless possibilities when it comes to end products and it would be impossible to provide step-by-step instructions for all these possibilities. However, it is fair to say that while the end products may vary dramatically – the process by which we reach the best possible end product is consistently the same."

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Tommy McCall: The Simple Genius of a Good Graphic -- TED Talk

Tommy McCall: The Simple Genius of a Good Graphic -- TED Talk | Teaching Visual Communication in a Business Communication Course | Scoop.it
In a talk that's part history lesson, part love letter to graphics, information designer Tommy McCall traces the centuries-long evolution of charts and diagrams -- and shows how complex data can be sculpted into beautiful shapes. "Graphics that help us think faster, or see a book's worth of information on a single page, are the key to unlocking new discoveries," McCall says.
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