Business and Professional Communicationprovides the reader with the strategies they need to effectively manage communication challenges in the workplace. Tailoring relevant communication concepts to the unique demands of the workplace environment, Business and Professional Communication surpasses the coverage of traditional communication books to address the most recent surveys of expected workplace competencies: exhibiting leadership; managing organizational culture, communication style differences, and conflict; dealing with difficult people; improving diversity and intercultural communication; and interviewing, selling, and negotiating successfully. Business and Professional Communication not only prepares the reader for relevant, informative, and persuasive public presentations in the workplace, but also prepares them for managing cultural diversity, sales, customer-service, audits, briefings/reports, team-building, and other communication proficiencies vital for success in the modern workplace.