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In-Class Communication Workshops
The CBC offers seven in-class workshops to help develop critical communication skills. All workshops are available to faculty and instructors who assign course papers, oral presentations, or team projects and would like to see their students improve their performance on these assignments. CBC in-class workshops are typically 75 minutes long, but can be adapted to other formats. Custom workshops can also be developed to faculty specifications.
- Intercultural Communication Workshop
- Oral Presentation Workshop
- PowerPoint & Visual Aids Workshop
- Research & Documentation Workshop
- Teamwork & Small-Group Communication Workshop
- Writing for the Job Market Workshop
- Writing for the Workplace Workshop
These workshops consistently receive outstanding evaluations from students and faculty for their usefulness and quality of instruction. To schedule a workshop, or for more information, contact CBC director, Brad Stratton by e-mail at bstratton@moore.sc.edu.
Consulting Services
The Center for Business Communication (CBC) also offers communication consulting to faculty, staff, and instructors at the Moore School of Business. Some of the projects on which we have provided assistance include:
- Journal articles
- Conference presentations, with or without PowerPoint
- Tenure and promotion files
- Administrative proposals and reports
- Employee manuals and policy guides
- Journal editing and the hiring of editorial assistants
Due to staffing restrictions, we are not able to offer in-house copy editing services, but we will be happy to provide referrals to local editors who can take care of your proofreading and copy editing needs.
Instructional Consultations
In addition to communication consulting, the CBC provides pedagogical support to faculty, lecturers, instructors, and graduate teaching assistants who wish to include communication elements in their course assignments, or who have students with special needs relating to communication. These services are typically provided by Martha Thomas, director of the CBC, who works directly with the faculty member or instructor to:
- Design writing and oral presentation assignments
- Design group projects that involve writing, speaking, and visual communication
- Prepare handouts to assist students in fulfilling their assignments
- Develop criteria for assessing student performance on communication assignments
- Create strategies for efficiently grading communication-intensive assignments
- Assist international faculty, instructors, and GTAs in adapting to American classrooms
Contact Information
The Center for Business Communication is located in room 787 in the Management Department of the Moore School of Business. You are welcome to drop by any time during office hours, but to make sure that a consultant will be available at a time that is convenient for you, we ask that you make an appointment in advance. Appointments are usually available within a day or two, but during particularly busy times of the semester, you may want to call several days in advance.
Appointments can be made either in person at the CBC office, or by phone at (803) 777-5904. If for any reason you are unable to keep an appointment, we ask that you call to let us know so that we can give the time to another client.
For consulting appointments, call (803) 777-5904
Contact CBC director, Brad Stratton by e-mail at bstratton@moore.sc.edu.
Contact all other consultants at (803) 777-5904 or by e-mail at cbc@moore.sc.edu.