Proceedings from the 70th Annual Convention
The Association for Business Communication

October 20-25, 2005

Irvine, California

Business Communication Professionalism at 70 Years:
Celebrating the Past, Living the Present, Creating the Future

Editor: Lisa E. Gueldenzoph

Reviewers:
William Baker, Bennis Blue, Betty Chapman, Douglas Goings, Ronda Henderson, Thelma King, Jeré Littlejohn, Ewuuk Lomo-David, Jo Mackiewicz, Gary May, Beryl McEwen, Lillie Robinson, Deborah Roebuck

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• Integrating Global Conversational Customs into Business Courses
  Jeanette S. Martin, University of Mississippi and Lillian H. Chaney, University of Memphis

• Compliments and Criticisms in Book Reviews from Business and Technical Communication Journals
  Jo Mackiewicz, Illinois Institute of Technology

• Use of Professional Codes of Conduct in Ethics Training
  Deloise A. Frisque and Judith A. Kolb, The Pennsylvania State University

• Applying Project Management Strategies to Collaborative Projects in Business Communication and Writing Courses
  Rebekka Andersen, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• An Exploration of Multicultural Issues to Enhance Interaction with the Disabled
  William P. Galle, Jr., Rose Angelocci, Kenneth J. Lacho, Kenneth D. Lacho, University of New Orleans

• An Eternal Conversation within a Corporation: Using Weblogs as an Internal Communications Tool
  Jeff Cowen, University of Nevada, Reno and Amiso George, Texas Christian University

• “I Brought You A Good News”: An Analysis of Nigerian 419 Letters
  Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

• The Centrality of Feedback in Teaching Business Communication and Improving Performance
  Sean E. Mahar, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA

• High/Low Context Communication: The Malaysian Malay Style
  Lailawati Mohd Salleh, Ohio University

• The Effect of Rater Training on Reducing Social Style Bias in Peer Evaluation: A Pilot Study
  Gary L. May, Clayton College & State University

• Meeting the Distance Learner’s Need for an Online Writing Center
  Leslie Kennedy Adams, Minnesota School of Business, Globe College

• The Internationalising of Business Communication in Higher Education: A Case Study
  Jan Fermelis, Deakin University

• Beyond Hofstede: Cultural Applications for Communicating with Latin American Businesses
  William Wardrope