Business and Professional Communication Quarterly Sep 2025

Selections From the ABC 2024 Annual International Conference, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA: Dynamic Ideas for Teaching Speaking Skills in the Business Communication Classroom

Andrew Cavenaugh University of Maryland Global Campus ; D. Joel Whalen DePaul University

Abstract

This article presents a curated collection of 12 teaching innovations presented at the Association for Business Communication 89th conference in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as online, in October 2024. These MFA presenters demonstrated teaching ideas specifically on improving students’ speaking skills. This My Favorite Assignment 32nd edition introduces readers to these classroom approaches in teaching speaking skills in business contexts. Teaching support materials—instructions to students, stimulus materials, slides, rubrics, frequently asked questions, links, and sample student projects—are downloadable from the Association for Business Communication website.

Journal
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
Published
2025-09-01
DOI
10.1177/23294906251340972
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