Practicing engineers talk about the importance of talk: A report on the role of oral communication in the workplace

Communication Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Darling, Ann L ^a   Dannels, Deanna P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication in the professions; Engineering education; Oral presentations; Workplace teams

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037282083     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520302457     Document Type: Article

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