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The Association for Business Communication (ABC) is an international organization committed to fostering excellence in business communication scholarship, research, education, and practice. The membership of the ABC, like the field of business communication, is richly interdisciplinary, drawing members from such fields as management, marketing, English, speech communication, linguistics, information systems, to name only a few. Our membership also encompasses communication consultants and other business practitioners. We have a strong membership base in North America, Europe, and Asia and the Pacific. Business communication faculty, students, and practitioners are all invited to join the Association for Business Communication (ABC). Size of membership is available under a searchable member directory in the “Members Only” section of the ABC website.  ·  // The Journal of Business Communication // (JBC) includes manuscripts that contribute to knowledge and theory of business communication as a distinct, multifaceted field approached through the administrative disciplines, the liberal arts, and the social sciences.  ·  // Business Communication Quarterly // (BCQ) focuses on the teaching and practice of business communication. The following provides an overview of **//Business Communication Quarterly//**, as well as key words by year and by issue. **// Business Communication Quarterly //** Official Publication of the [|Association for Business Communication]  ·  Discussions of issues and methods for teaching business communication in a variety of settings: two-year college, technical institute, four-year college, university, corporate or agency training program, and the like  ·  Case studies of specific classroom techniques  ·  Tutorials on business communication processes or products, especially innovations in electronic technology that need to be introduced into the classroom  ·  Research on classroom teaching or assessment  ·  Summary reviews of literature on teaching business communication  ·  Book reviews-reviews of both textbooks and other items of interest to teachers  ·  Reports on strategies for program development ** Key Words by Year: ** ** Key Words by Issue: **  Learning styles; online learning; emotional intelligence; client-based pedagogy; role-playing for teaching business communications; the use of blogs and online collaboration in teaching business communications. || ** Volume 69, Issue 1 - March 2006: **  Business communication; business writing; grammar; intercultural communication; distance education; communication in management; websites; internet programming; culture; language; translation; marketing (book review). || ** Volume 70, Issues 1 - **  Literacy; verbal abilities; writing assessment; reading assessment; curriculum; international business communication; communicating diversity; immigrant diversity; communication practices. ||  Business communication; business writing; communication in organizations; business/graduate students; business etiquette; business teachers; experiential learning; service learning; community; engaged campuses; communication in management; web development; interactive multimedia (book review). || ** Volume 70 - Issues 2 - ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Collaboration learning, e-mail based ethics, financial reporting, team learning and communication; code of conduct; e-mail discussions. || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> College teachers; business communication; business writing; communication study & teaching; communication in management; business students; business education; employee training; interpersonal communication; business enterprises; business etiquette; activity programs; service learning; charitable uses, trusts, & foundations; non-profit organizations. || **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Volume 70, Issue 3 - ** **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">September 2007: **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">Listening; memory testing; virtual presentation; tone and style; writing for business and industry; proposal projects; integrating information technology. || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Business writing; communication competencies/”The Apprentice”; web-based analysis of crises postings; MBA pedagogy; communications in MBA curricula; teaching skills. || **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Volume 69, Issue 4 - December 2006: ** <span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Attitude (psychology); work attitudes; presentation; visual communication; visual literacy; business communication; business writing; communication study & teaching; design (graphic & type); applications/cover letters/resumes. || <span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> ||
 * Association Overview: **
 * ABC publishes two quarterly academic journals: **
 * Description from the Association for Business Communication website: **
 * // Business Communication Quarterly (BCQ) //** is a refereed journal devoted to the teaching of business communication, which is a broad, interdisciplinary field. It is also international, and thus the journal aims to present the field from that international perspective. The journal publishes the following types of articles:
 * ** 2005 ** || ** 2006 ** || ** 2007 ** ||
 * Communication technology; teaching communications; business writing; careers. || Business communication; teaching communications; distance learning; careers. || Communication and diversity; collaborative learning; business writing. ||
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> 2005 ** || **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> 2006  ** || **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> 2007  ** ||
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">Volume 68, Issue 1 – March 2005: **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> March 2007: **
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">Volume 68, Issue 2 – June 2005: **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">Communications instruction in MBA programs; communications instruction in management education programs; cultural differences in online behavior; MBA programs and international partnerships; approaches of international programs in teaching management communication. || **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Volume 69, Issue 2 - June 2006:   **
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> June 2007:  **
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">Volume 68, Issue 3 – September 2005: **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Business career planning; evaluating business writing; workplace conflict management; visual rhetoric in business communication curricula; entrepreneurial communication; writing on and for the Web; business English teaching using marketing visuals. || **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS"> Volume 69, Issue 3 - September 2006:  **
 * **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">Volume 68, Issue 4 – December 2005: **<span style="FONT-FAMILY: ComicSansMS; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: ComicSansMS">