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BUSINESS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY Volume 67, Numbers 1-4, 2004 Author Index Alexander, M.W. See Zhao, J.J. Anderson, E.S. See Bacon, D.R. Andrews, D. Best practices [Editorial]. 67(1), 5-6 Andrews, D. Global positioning [Editorial]. 67(2), 137-138 Andrews, D. Innovation [Editorial]. 67(3), 265-266 Andrews, D. Proficiency [Editorial]. 67(4), 385-386 Armstrong, M. [Review of the book The copyeditor’s handbook]. 67(1), 111-113 Bacon, D.R. Assessing and enhancing the basic writing skills of marketing students. 67(4), 443-454 Baker, W.H. Teaching presentation skills. 67(2), 216-218 Barker, R. ABC publications award winners for 2003. 67(1), 102-110 Bayless, M.L. Change the placement, the pace, and the preparation for the oral presentation. 67(2), 222-224 Blokzijl, W. The instructor as stagehand: Dutch student responses to PowerPoint. 67(1), 70-77 Boiarsky, C. The needs assessment: Using community consulting projects to teach business communications. 67(1), 58-69 Brock, S.J. See Roebuck, D.B. Brumberger, E.R. The “corporate correspondence project”: Fostering audience awareness and extended collaboration. 67(3), 349-358 Brumberger, E.R. [Review of the book The non-designer’s Web book (2nd ed.) |. 67(3), 370- 374 Conaway, R.N. Communication in Latin America: An analysis of Guatemalan business letters. 67 (4), 465-474 Connor, M. Working through PowerPoint: A global prism for local reflections. 67(2), 228-231 Cooke, L. Two approaches to using client projects in the college classroom. 67(2), 139- 152 Cyphert, D. The problem of PowerPoint: Visual aid or visual rhetoric? 67(1), 80-83 Business Communication Quarterly, Volume 68, Number 1, March 2005 109-119 © 2005 by the Association for Business Communication 110 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY / March 2005 DuFrene, D.D. Concept, content, construction, and contingencies: Getting the horse before the PowerPoint cart. 67(1), 84-87 Duill, M.O. See Ulijn, J.M. Dyrud, M.A. See Worley, R.B. Evia, C. Technica! communication learning on the U.S.-Mexico border: Factors affecting cross-cultural competence in globalized settings. 67(2), 233-237 Forman,J . Multiple roles in responding to strategic communications: Wearing trifocals. 67(3), 281-293 Gardner, C. [Review of the book Communication in a virtual organization (Managerial Communication Series, 3) ]. 67(2), 245-247 Grant, T. Assessing and teaching communicative competence at a South African university. 67(4), 412-429 Griffin, F. Idioms and back-translation. 67 (4), 455-464 Grosse, C.U. English business communication needs of Mexican executives in a distance- learning class. 67(1), 7-23 Gump, S.E. [Review of the book Professional communication in international settings). 67(2), 250-254 Hart, J.L. [Review of the book Organizational communication in an age of globalization: Issues, reflections, practices}. 67(2), 248-249 Holmes P. Negotiating differences in learning and intercultural communication: Ethnic Chinese students in a New Zealand university. 67(3), 294-307 Howard, L. See Janson, A. Jameson, D.A. Implication versus inference: Analyzing writer and reader representations in business texts. 67(4), 387-411 Janson, A. The odyssey of Ph.D. students becominga community of practice. 67 (2), 168- 18] Jones, G.H. Message first: Using films to power the point. 67(1), 88-90 Korzilius, H. See Planken, B. Lehman, C.M. See DuFrene, D.D. Mahin, L.. PowerPoint pedagogy. 67(2), 219-221. MeNair,J . See Gardner, C. Miller, M.C. See Pittenger, K.K.S. Moodie, D.R. See Roebuck, D.B. Mott,J . See Pittenger, K.K.S. Muir, C. Learning soft skills at work: An interview with Annalee Luhman. 67(1),95-101 Naeftf, R. See Blokzijl, W. Nienhaus, B. Helping students improve citation performance. 67(3), 337-348 Page, A.N. [Review of the book Changing minds: The art and science of changing our own and other people’s minds\. 67(4), 483-486 Piitenger, K.K.S. Using real-world standards to enhance students’ presentation skills. 67(3), 327-336 Planken, B. Promoting intercultural communicative competence through foreign language courses. 67(3), 308-315 Rehling, L. Improving teamwork through awaroef cnonveerssatisona l styles. 67(4), 475- 482 Robertson, S.A. See Ulijn, J.M. Roebuck, D.B. Using a simulation to explore the challenges of communicating in a virtual team. 67(3), 359-367 Saatci, E. Integrating financial analysis into presentations. 67(3), 316-326 INDEX 111 Sapp, D.A. Global partnerships in business communication: An institutional collaboration between the United States and Cuba. 67(3), 267-280 Sauers, D. A comparison of traditional and technology-assisted instructional methods in the business communication classroom. 67(4), 430-442 Schoenberger-Orgad, M. See Janson, A. Scott, J.C. American and British business-related spelling differences. 67 (2), 153-167 Sincoff, M.Z. The dyadic interview project. 67(2), 206-213 Smart, K.L. Articulating skills in the job search: Proving by example. 67(2), 198-205 Starke-Meyerring, D. [Review of the book Management communication: A guide|. 67(4), 487-490 Starke-Meyerring, D. The rhetoric of the Internet in higher education policy: A cross- cultural study. 67(2), 238-244 Streberger, R.F. [Review of the book The expressive organization]. 67(3), 368-369 Thompson, M.P. See Baker, W.H. Tietjen, P. See Gardner, C. Ulijn, J.M. Teaching business plan negotiation: Fostering entrepreneurship among business and engineering students. 67(1), 41-57 van Hooft, A. See Planken, B. Vik, G.N. Breaking bad habits: Teaching effective PowerPoint use to working graduate students. 67(2), 225-227 Walker, K. Activity systems and conflict resolution in an online professional communication course. 67(2), 182-197 Walker, R.C. See Sauers, D. Wardrope, W.J. See Conaway, R.N. Williams, M. Teaching PowerPoint in an MBA program. 67(1), 91-94 Williams, S. See Cooke, L. Wong, I.F.H. See Connor, M. Worley, R.B. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem. 67(1), 78-79 Worley, R.B. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem—Part IT. 67(2), 214-215 Zachry, M. Dissertation research. 67(2), 232 Zhao, J.J. The impact of business communication education on students’ short- and long- term performances. 67(1), 24-40 Title Index ABC publications award winners for 2003. Barker, R. 67(1), 102-110 Activity systems and conflict resolution in an online professional communication course. Walker, K. 67(2), 182-197 American and British business-related spelling differences. Scott, J.C. 67(2), 153-167 Articulating skills in the job search: Proving by example. Smart, K.L. 67(2), 198-205 Assessing and enhancing the basic writing skills of marketing students. Bacon, D.R., & Anderson, E.S. 67(4), 443-454 Assessing and teaching communicative competence at a South African university. Grant, T. 67(4), 412-429 Best practices [Editorial]. Andrews, D. 67(1), 5-6 Breaking bad habits: Teaching effective PowerPoint use to working graduate students. Vik, G.N. 67(2), 225-227 Change the placement, the pace, and the preparation for the oral presentation. Bayless, M.L. 67(2), 222-224 112 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY / March 2005 Communication in Latin America: An analysis of Guatemalan business letters. Conaway, R.N., & Wardrope, W.J. 67(4), 465-474 A comparison of traditional and technology-assisted instructional methods in the business communication classroom. Sauers, D., & Walker, R.C. 67(4), 430-442 Concept, content, construction, and contingencies: Getting the horse before the PowerPoint cart. DuFrene, D.D., & Lehman, C.M. 67(1), 84-87 The “corporate correspondence project”: Fostering audience awareness and extended collaboration. Brumberger, E.R. 67(3), 349-358 Dissertation research. Zachry, M. 67(2), 232 The dyadic interview project. Sincoff, M.Z. 67(2), 206-213 English business communication needs of Mexican executives in a distance-learning class. Grosse, C.U. 67(1), 7-23 Global partnerships in business communication: An institutional collaboration between the United States and Cuba. Sapp, D.A. 67(3), 267-280 Global positioning [Editorial]. Andrews, D. 67(2), 137-138 Helping students improve citation performance. Nienhaus, B. 67(3), 337-348 Idioms and back-translation. Griffin, F. 67(4), 455-464 The impact of business communication education on students’ short- and long-term performances. Zhao, ].J., & Alexander, M.W. 67(1), 24-40 Implication versus inference: Analyzing writer and reader representations in business texts. Jameson, D.A. 67(4), 387-411 Improving teamwork through awareness of conversational styles. Rehling, L. 67(4), 475- 482 Innovation [Editorial]. Andrews, D. 67(3), 265-266 The instructor as stagehand: Dutch student responses to PowerPoint. Blokzijl, W., & Naeff, R. 67(1), 70-77 Integrating financial analysis into presentations. Saatci, E. 67(3), 316-326 Learning soft skills at work: An interview with Annalee Luhman. Muir, C. 67(1), 95-101 Message first: Using films to power the point. Jones, G.H. 67(1), 88-90 Multiple roles in responding to strategic communications: Wearing trifocals. Forman,J . 67(3), 281-293 The needs assessment: Using community consulting projects to teach business communications. Boiarsky, C. 67(1), 58-69 Negotiating differences in learning and intercultural communication: Ethnic Chinese students in a New Zealand university. Holmes P. 67(3), 294-307 The odyssey of Ph.D. students becoming a community of practice. Janson, A., Howard, L., & Schoenberger-Orgad, M. 67(2), 168-181 PowerPoint pedagogy. Mahin, L. 67(2), 219-221. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem. Worley, R.B., & Dyrud, M.A. 67(1), 78-79 Presentations and the PowerPoint problem—Part II. Worley, R.B., & Dyrud, M.A. 67(2), 214-215 The problem of PowerPoint: Visual aid or visual rhetoric? Cyphert, D. 67(1), 80-83 Proficiency [Editorial]. Andrews, D. 67(4), 385-386 Promoting intercultural communicative competence through foreign language courses. Planken, B., van Hooft, A., & Korzilius, H. 67(3), 308-315 The rhetoric of the Internet in higher education policy: A cross-cultural study. Starke- Meverring, D. 67(2), 238-244 Teaching business plan negotiation: Fostering entrepreneurship among business and engineering students. Ulijn, J.M., Duill, M.O., & Robertson, S.A. 67(1), 41-57 Teaching PowerPoint in an MBA program. Williams, M. 67(1), 91-94 Teaching presentation skills. Baker, W.H., & Thompson, M.P. 67(2), 216-218 Technical communication learning on the U.S.-Mexico border: Factors affecting cross- cultural competence in globalized settings. Evia, C. 67(2), 233-237 Two approaches to using client projects in the college classroom. Cooke, L., & Williams, S. 67(2), 139-152 Using a simulation to explore the challenges of communicating in a virtual team. Roe- buck, D.B., Brock, S.J., & Moodie, D.R. 67(3), 359-367 Using real-world standards to enhance students’ presentation skills. Pittenger, K.K.S., Miller, M.C., & Mott,J . 67(3), 327-336 Working through PowerPoint: A global prism for local reflections. Connor, M., & Wong, LF.H. 67(2), 228-231 Keyword Index Assessment Bacon, D.R., & Anderson, E.S. Assessing and enhancing the basic writing skills of marketing students. 67(4), 443-454 Grant, T. Assessing and teaching communicative competence at a South African university. 67(4), 412-429 Book Reviews (alphabetized by last name of the book’s author) Andrews, D., & Andrews, W. Management communication: A guide. Reviewed by D. Starke- Meyerring, 67(4), 487-490 Cheney, G., Christensen, L.T., Zorn, Jr., T.E., & Ganesh, S. Organizational communication in an age of globalization: Issues, reflections, practices. Reviewed by J.L. Hart, 67 (2), 248-249 Collins, S. Communication in a virtual organization (Managerial Communication Series, 3). Reviewed by C. Gardner,J . McNair, & P. Tietjen, 67(2), 245-247 Einsohn, A. The copyeditor’s handbook. Reviewed by M. Armstrong, 67(1), 111-113 Gardner, H. Changing minds: The art and science of changing our own and other people’s minds. Reviewed by A.N. Page, 67(4), 483-486 Schultz, M., Hatch, M.J., & Larsen, M.H. The expressive organization. Reviewed by R.F. Sureberger, 67 (3), 368-369 Williams, R., & Tollett, J. The non-designer’s Web book (2nd ed.). Reviewed by E.R. Brumberger, 67(3), 370-374 Yuling, P., Scollon, S.W., & Scollon, R. Professional communication in international settings. Reviewed by S.E. Gump, 67(2), 250-254 Business Practices Bacon, D.R., & Anderson, E.S. Assessing and enhancing the basic writing skills of marketing students. 67(4), 443-454 Boiarsky, C. The needs assessment: Using community consulting projects to teach business communication. 67(1), 58-69 Brumberger, E.R. The “corporate correspondence project”: Fostering audience awareness and extendec-collaboration. 67 (3), 349-358 Conaway, R.N., & Wardrope, W.J. Communication in Latin America: An analysis of Gua- temalan business letters. 67(4), 465-474 114 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY / March 2005 Cooke, L., & Williams, S. Two approaches to using client projects in the college classroom. 67(2), 139-152 Forman,J . Multiple roles in responding to strategic communications: Wearing trifocals. 67(3), 281-293 Jameson, D.A. Implication versus inference: Analyzing writer and reader representations in business texts. 67(4), 387-411 Muir, C. Learning soft skills at work: An interview with Annalee Luhman. 67(1), 95-101 Roebuck, D.B., Brock, S.]., & Moodie, D.R. Using a simulation to explore the challenges of communicating in a virtual team. 67(3), 359-367 Sincoff, M.Z. The dyadic interview project. 67(2), 206-213 Smart, K.L. Articulating skills in the job search: Proving by example. 67(2), 198-205 Ulijn, J.M., Duill, M.O., & Robertson, S.A. Teaching business plan negotiation: Fostering entrepreneurship among business and engineering students. 67(1), 41-57 Collaboration Brumberger, E.R. The “corporate correspondence project”: Fostering audience awareness and extended collaboration. 67(3), 349-358 Janson, A., Howard, L., & Schoenberger-Orgad, M. The odyssey of Ph.D. students becoming a community of practice. 67(2), 168-181 Rehling, L. Improving teamwork through awarenesso f conversational styles. 67(4), 475- 482 Roebuck, D.B., Brock, S.]., & Moodie, D.R. Using a simulation to explore the challenges of communicating in a virtual team. 67(3), 359-367 Sapp, D.A. Global partnerships in business communication: An institutional collaboration between the United States and Cuba. 67(3), 267-280 Ulijn, ].M., Duill, M.O., & Robertson, S.A. Teaching business plan negotiation: Fostering entrepreneurship among business and engineering students. 67(1), 41-57 Conflict Resolution Ulijn, J-M., Duill, M.O., & Robertson, S.A. Teaching business plan negotiation: Fostering entrepreneurship among business and engineering students. 67(1), 41-57 Walker, K. Activity systems and conflict resolution in an online professional communication course. 67(2), 182-197 Consultancy and Client Projects Boiarsky, C. The needs assessment: Using community consulting projects to teach business communication. 67(1), 58-69 Cooke, L., & Williams, S. Two approaches to using client projects in the college classroom. 67(2), 139-152 Course Content, Development, and Assignments Bacon, D.R., & Anderson, E.S. Assessing and enhancing the basic writing skills of marketing students. 67(4), 443-454 Boiarsky, C. The needs assessment: Using community consulting projects to teach business communication. 67(1), 58-69 Brumberger, E.R. The “corporate correspondence project”: Fostering audience awareness and extended collaboration. 67(3), 349-358 INDEX 115 Cooke, L., & Williams, S. Two approaches to using client projects in the college classroom. 67(2), 139-152 Forman,J . Multiple roles in responding to strategic communications: Wearing trifocals. 67(3), 281-293 Grant, T. Assessing and teaching communicative competence at a South African university. 67(4), 412429 Nienhaus, B. Helping students improve citation performance. 67(3), 337-348 Pittenger, K.K.S., Miller, M.C., & Mott,J .U sing real-world standards to enhance students’ presentation skills. 67(3), 327-336 Planken, B., van Hooft, A., & Korzilius, H. Promoting intercultural communicative competence through foreign language courses. 67(3), 308-315 Rehling, L. Improving teamwork through awareness of conversational styles. 67 (4), 475- 482 Roebuck, D.B., Brock, S.J., & Moodie, D.R. Using a simulation to explore the challenges of communicating in a virtual team. 67 (3), 359-367 Saatci, E. Integrating financial analysis into presentations. 67(3), 316-326 Sincoff, M.Z. The dyadic interview project. 67(2), 206-213 Smart, K.L. Articulating skills in the job search. 67(2), 198-205 Ulijn, J.M., Duill, M.O., & Robertson, S.A. Teaching business plan negotiation: Fostering entrepreneurship among business and engineering students. 67(1), 41-57 Zhao, J.J., & Alexander, M.W. The impact of business communication education on students’ short- and long-term performances. 67(1), 24-40 Electronic Technology Bayless, M.L. Change the placement, the pace, and the preparation for the oral presentation. 67(2), 222-224 Blokzijl, W., & Naeff, R. The instructor as stagehand: Dutch student responses to PowerPoint. 67(1), 70-77 Connor, M., & Wong, L.F.H. Working through PowerPoint: A global prism for local reflections. 67(2), 228-231 Cyphert, D. The problem of PowerPoint: Visual aid or visual rhetoric? 67(1), 80-83 DuFrene, D.D., & Lehman, C.M. Concept, content, construction, and contingencies: Getting the horse before the PowerPoint cart. 67(1), 84-87 Grosse, C.U. English business communication needs of Mexican executives in a distance- learning class. 67(1), 7-23 Jones, G.H. Message first: Using films to power the point. 67(1), 88-90 Mahin, L. PowerPoint pedagogy. 67(2), 219-221 Roebuck, D.B., Brock, S.J., & Moodie, D.R. Using a simulation to explore the challenges of communicating in a virtual team. 67(3), 359-367 Sauers, D., & Walker, R.C. A comparison of traditional and technology-assisted instructional methods in the business communication classroom. 67 (4), 430-442 Starke-Meyerring, D. The rhetoric of the Internet in higher education policy: A cross- cultural study. 67(2), 238-244 Vik, G.N. Breaking bad habits: Teaching effective PowerPoint use to working graduate students. 67 (2), 225-227 Walker, K. Activity systems and conflict resolution in an online professional communication course. 67(2), 182-197 Williams, M. Teaching PowerPoint in an MBA program. 67(1), 91-94 Worley, R.B., & Dyrud, M.A. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem. 67(1), 78-79 116 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY / March 2005 Worley, R.B., & Dyrud, M.A. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem—Part II. 67(2), 214-215 Focus on Teaching (see Teaching) Graduate Education and Programs Forman,J . Multiple roles in responding to strategic communications: Wearing trifocals. 67(3), 281-293 Janson, A., Howard, L., & Schoenberger-Orgad, M. The odyssey of Ph.D. students becoming a community of practice. 67(2), 168-181 Vik, G.N. Breaking bad habits: Teaching effective PowerPoint use to working graduate students. 67 (2), 225-227 Williams, M. Teaching PowerPoint in an MBA program. 67(1), 91-94 Innovative Assignments (see Course Content, Development, and Assignments) Intercultural Environments and International Issues Connor, M., & Wong, L.F.H. Working through PowerPoint: A global prism for local reflections. 67(2), 228-231 Evia, C. Technical communication learning on the U.S.-Mexico border: Factors affecting cross-cultural competence in globalized settings. 67(2), 233-237 Griffin, F. Idioms and back-translation. 67(4), 455-464 Grosse, C.U. English business communication neoef Mdexsica n executives in a distance- learning class. 67(1), 7-23 Holmes, P. Negotiating differences in learning and intercultural communication: Ethnic Chinese students in a New Zealand university. 67(3), 294-307 Planken, B., van Hooft, A., & Korzilius, H. Promoting intercultural communicative competence through foreign language courses. 67(3), 308-315 Sapp, D.A. Global partnerships in business communication: An institutional collaboration between the United States and Cuba. 67(3), 267-280 Scott, J.C. American and British business-related spelling differences. 67(2), 153-167 Language Conaway, R.N., & Wardrope, W.J. Communication in Latin America: An analysis of Gua- temalan business letters. 67(4), 465-474 Griffin, F. Idioms and back-translation. 67 (4), 455-464 Jameson, D.A. Implication versus inference: Analyzing writer and reader representations in business texts. 67(4), 387-411 Planken, B., van Hooft, A., & Korzilius, H. Promoting intercultural communicative competence through foreign language courses. 67(3), 308-315 Scott, J.C. American and British business-related spelling differences. 67(2), 153-167 Multilingual Environments Evia, C. Technical communication learning on the U.S.-Mexico border: Factors affecting cross-cultural competence in globalized settings. 67(2), 233-237 INDEX 117 Grosse, C.U. English business communication needs of Mexican executives in a distance- learning class. 67(1), 7-23 Holmes, P. Negotiating differences in learning and intercultural communication: Ethnic Chinese students in a New Zealand university. 67(3), 294-307 Griffin, F. Idioms and back-translation. 67 (4), 455-464 Planken, B., van Hooft, A., & Korzilius, H. Promoting intercultural communicative competence through foreign language courses. 67(3), 308-315 Online Delivery Sauers, D., & Walker, R.C. A comparison of traditional and technology assisted-instructional methods in the business communication classroom. 67(4), 430-442 Walker, K. Activity systems and conflict resolution in an online professional communication course. 67(2), 182-197 Presentation Skills Baker, W.H., & Thompson, M.P. Teaching presentation skills. 67(2), 216-218 Bayless, M.L. Change the placement, the pace, and the preparation for the oral presentation. 67(2), 222-224 Blokzijl, W., & Naeff, R. The instructor as stagehand: Dutch student responses to PowerPoint. 67(1), 70-77 Connor, M., & Wong, I.F.H. Working through PowerPoint: A global prism for local reflections. 67(2), 228-231 Cyphert, D. The problem of PowerPoint: Visual aid or visual rhetoric? 67(1), 80-83 DuFrene, D.D., & Lehman, C.M. Concept, content, construction, and contingencies: Getting the horse before the PowerPoint cart. 67(1), 84-87 Jones, G.H. Message first: Using films to power the point. 67(1), 88-91 Mahin, L. PowerPoint pedagogy. 67(2), 219-221. Pittenger, K.K.S., Miller, M.C., & Mott,J .U sing real-world standards to enhance students’ presentation skills. 67(3), 327-336 Saatci, E. Integrating financial analysis into presentations. 67(3), 316-326 Vik, G.N. Breaking bad habits: Teaching effective PowerPoint use to working graduate students. 67(2), 225-227 Williams, M. Teaching PowerPoint in an MBA program. 67(1), 91-94 Worley, R.B., & Dyrud, M.A. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem. 67(1), 78-79 Worley, R.B., & Dyrud, M.A. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem—Part II. 67(2), 214-215 Public Policy Starke-Meverring, D. The rhetoric of the Internet in higher education policy: A cross- cultural study. 67(2), 238-244 Teaching Bacon, D.R., & Anderson, E.S. Assessing and enhancing the basic writing skills of marketing students. 67(4), 443-454 Baker, W.H., & Thompson, M.P. Teaching presentation skills. 67(2), 216-218 Bayless, M.L. Change the placement, the pace, and the preparation for the oral presentation. 67(2), 222-224 118 BUSINESS COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY / March 2005 Blokzijl, W., & Naeff, R. The instructor as stagenand: Dutch student responses to PowerPoint. 67(1), 70-77 Boiarsky, C. The needs assessment: Using community consulting projects to teach business communication. 67(1), 58-69 Connor, M., & Wong, L.F.H. Working through PowerPoint A global prism for local reflections. 67(2), 228-231 Cooke, L., & Williams, S. Two approaches to using client projects in the college classroom. 67(2), 139-152 Cyphert, D. The problem of PowerPoint: Visual aid or visual rhetoric? 67(1), 80-83 DuFrene, D.D., & Lehman, C.M. Concept, content, construction, and contingencies: Getting the horse before the PowerPoint cart. 67(1), 84-87 Evia C. Technical communication learning on the U.S.-Mexico border: Factors affecting cross-cultural competence in globalized settings. 67(2), 233-237 Forman,J . Multiple roles in responding to strategic communications: Wearing trifocals. 67(3), 281-293 Grant, T. Assessing and teaching communicative competence at a South African university. 67(4), 412-429 Holmes, P. Negotiating differences in learning and intercultural communication: Ethnic Chinese students in a New Zealand university. 67(3), 294-307 Jones, G.H. Message first: Using films to power the point. 67(1). 88-90 Mahin, L. PowerPoint pedagogy. 67(2), 219-221 Nienhaus, B. Helping students improve citation performance. 67(3), 337-348 Planken, B., van Hooft, A., & Korzilius, H. Promoting intercultural communicative competence through foreign language courses. 67(3), 308-315 Sapp, D.A. Global partnerships in business communication: An institutional collaboration between the United States and Cuba. 67(3), 267-280 Sauers, D., & Walker, R.C. A comparison of traditional and technology-assisted instructional methods in the business communication classroom. 67 (4), 430-442 Starke-Meyerring, D. The rhetoric of the Internet in higher education policy: A cross- cultural study. 67(2), 238-244 Ulijn, J.M., Duill, M.O., & Robertson, S.A. Teaching business plan negotiation: Fostering entrepreneurship among business and engineering students. 67(1), 41-57 Vik, G.N. Breaking bad habits: Teaching effective PowerPoint use to working graduate students. 67(2), 225-227 Walker, K. Activity systems «nd conflict resolution in an online professional communication course. 67(2), 182-197 Williams, M. Teaching PowerPoint in an MBA program. 67(1), 91-94 Worley, R.B., & Dyrud, M.A. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem. 67(1), 78-79 Worley, R.B., & Dvrud, M.A. Presentations and the PowerPoint problem—Part II. 67(2), 214-215 Zhao, J.J., & Alexander, M.W. The impact of business communication education on students’ short- and long-term performances. 67(1), 24-40 Teamwork and Teams (see Collaboration) Writing Skills Bacon, D.R., & Anderson, E.S. Assessing and enhancing the basic writing skills of marketing students. 67(4), 443-454