New Features:

• Social media (blogging, Twitter, Facebook) and other technology, such as electronic presentations, shared workspaces, research management (Zotero) are included throughout the text with exercises calling on the students to use these new media.
• Chapter 1 (“What is Leadership Communication?”) now includes more coverage of ethics, leadership, and transformational leaders.
• Emotional intelligence and cross-cultural leadership communication are now presented in separate chapters to provide additional coverage on both topics. Chapter 7 (“Developing Emotional Intelligence”) now includes sections on motivation and networking (including networking tools such as Facebook and LinkedIn)
• Chapter 6 (“Graphics and PowerPoint with a Leadership Edge”) has been updated to include instruction for creating graphics for Web presentations. (Full color versions of the presentations are available on the Online Learning Center at www.mhhe.com/barrett3e.)

Retained Features:

• Leadership Communication is built on an original and forward-looking definition of leadership communication with practical and well documented instruction on the major communication capabilities needed for leaders, including the core communication skills of writing and speaking, as well as more advanced abilities associated with emotional intelligence, cross-cultural communication, the use of PowerPoint, working in and managing teams, and internal and external organizational communication.
• Leadership Communication contains the most thoroughly researched and comprehensive guidance on the best practices in delivering professional presentations, including using graphics and designing PowerPoint presentations.
• The chapter on teams provides complete and practical information on how best to work in and lead teams, including an extensive discussion of using virtual teams and technology.
• In addition to covering the basics, Leadership Communication includes such topics as assessing and using emotional intelligence, leading teams, developing and communicating visions, creating employee communication programs, and building corporate reputations.
• All instruction in the text is well grounded in practical, actual business communication experience with an emphasis on the communication capabilities business leaders need in today's world.