Overview
Business Communication Strategies is an intermediate-to-advanced, task-based oral communication textbook crafted specifically for professionals and language learners navigating the international corporate landscape. Rooted in an innovative, scaffolded methodology, this course smoothly transitions students from highly controlled target phrasing to authentic, unscripted situational fluency.The text delivers rigorous oral practice in the core competencies modern executives demand: from structuring high-stakes negotiations and pitching professional presentations to handling constructive criticism, resolving intergroup conflict, and leading executive meetings. Backed by integrated audio components and data-driven reading selections—including applications of Bloom’s Taxonomy and Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats—this classroom-ready solution maximizes active student speaking time while minimizing teacher talk.Author Biography
Scott Smith is the original author of Business Communication Strategies. Originally from rural North Carolina, Katie Callahan Neginskiy holds master's degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and in Refugee Protection and Forced Migration Studies. She has taught and trained teachers globally across numerous countries. For a decade, she managed adult education and workforce preparation at a Chicago refugee resettlement agency. An educational consultant and U.S. State Department English Language Specialist, Katie also founded the International Women's Resource Center for refugee women's literacy. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.
