Rhetorical Theory and PRAXIS in the Business Communication Classroom

Rhetorical Theory and Praxis in the Business Communication Classroom responds to a significant need in the emerging field of business communication as the first collection of its type to establish a connection between rhetorical theory and practice in the business communication classroom.

Author: Kristen Getchell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/04/2018
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780815354420

About the Author

Dr. Kristen Getchell is Director of Rhetoric and a visiting associate professor of Rhetoric at Babson College in Wellesley, MA. Previously, she was associate professor and Director of the First-Year Writing Program at Curry College in Milton, MA. In addition, she is a business communication lecturer in the Management Division at Babson College specializing in graduate and undergraduate professional writing. Her work has appeared in scholarly publications such as Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, Journal of Writing Assessment, Teaching in the Two-Year College, Crosspol, and E-Source for College Transitions.

Dr. Paula Lentz is an associate professor and academic program director for the Department of Business Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She has developed and taught undergraduate and MBA business communication courses. She is co-author of Lesikar's Business Communication: Connecting in a Digital World (2013), M: Business Communication (2014), and Business Communication: A Problem-Solving Approach (2017). Her research has appeared in Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management, and the Journal of Health Education.