Associate Professor Of Business Communication
Lexington, Va, Us
Programming manager and lead learning architect for program in professional communication:· Co-wrote community-wide educational programming adopted by the faculty· Trained variety of stakeholders in leadership and communication best-practices through niche and broad-audience learning and development programming (including audiences in administrative positions, fundraising and outreach, the sciences, advertising/marketing, entrepreneurship, tax, leadership development, and more)· Instrumental in securing $2.5 million in funding for new programming· Captured passive returns by developing strategically reusable training and assessment tools· Taught courses in business writing, effective professional presentations, slide deck design, and brand development & franchising including developing and leveraging ties with executivesCourses Taught:- Modern Professional Presentations (BUS 365, formerly BUS 304 "Modern Professional Communications;" original course); includes special emphasis on slide deck design, document design, vocal speech delivery, and rhetorically powerful verbal strategy for wide range of professional business contexts (interpersonal, pitches, etc.) - Modern Business Writing (BUS 304; original course); includes special attention to technical writing, digital writing, report writing, writing for the web, and writing for professional development- Fundamentals of Business Communication (BUS 304 - part of the linked "MktComm" integrative experience with BUS 211 Marketing Management; original course); included attention on report writing, pitch book writing, and design for marketing document- Framing Snoopy: Communicating a Franchise (BUS 360, forthcoming Spring 2015; original course)- Framing a Franchise: The Business of Entertainment (BUS 360; adapted from "Framing Snoopy;" original course); included emphasis on licensing, brand management, franchise development, and drew upon strong relationships built with industry executives.
