Business Communication Center

Business Communication Center
Richard O'Dor, Director
3016 Bate Building
Phone: 252.737.2759
E-mail:bcc@ecu.edu

The Business Communication Center (BCC) believes communication is the lifeblood of business. Communication isn't merely disseminating information. It's creating and maintaining relationships. We coach College of Business (COB) students in communication skills and provide support as they prepare for their careers. BCC services include:

Individual and small group consultations
Monthly workshops in communication skills
Evaluation of classroom presentations
Online resources and tutorials

Our goal is to strengthen the communication skills of business students through partnerships with faculty, workshops, consultations, and online tutorials. We look forward to your visits to our website and the Business Communication Center at 3016 Bate.

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BCC Monthly Examples of Business Presentations
Our website will frequently host speeches from students as well as the business community. For example, TED Conferences provide an opportunity for the world's most fascinating thinkers to give the talk of their lives. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. However, its scope has become broader. TED holds annual conferences in Long Beach, California, USA; Oxford, UK; and Mysore, India. The video below demonstrates the power underlying great presentations. This video is distributed under a Creative Commons (CC) license. If you enjoy this video, please visit the award-winning TEDTalks video site.

BCC WORKSHOPS
Yes, you can become a better communicator in 60 minutes. E-mail us to register for the workshops listed above. An e-mail will be sent to confirm your reservation and provide workshop assignments. On campus workshops are limited to 15 students while DE workshop coaching will be limited to the first 15 registrations allowing other DE COB students to participate. COB professors can also request workshops for group presentation assignments.

E-REVIEW and APPOINTMENT GUIDELINES
Because preparation is fundamental to successful communication, we do not schedule appointments or review materials 72 hours before an assignment's due date.

Electronic submissions:
We review presentations, written documents, and digital videos. A submission should include the assignment's description and its target audience. For written documents, we may limit our review to five pages due to demands on our services. Although we do not serve as editors, we will proofread the first three pages to serve as guidelines for you to proofread and edit other pages. For digital videos, send a sample file (.avi, .swf, or .wmv). Due to the size of video files, please limit the sample to one (1) minute for an individual presentation and five (5) minutes for group presentations.

Appointments:
Monday through Thursday, our appointment hours (face-to-face and DE) are 8:30am to 4:30pm. We reserve Wednesday (5:00pm to 7:00pm) for DE evening appointments. DE evening appointments must be scheduled 48 hours in advance. We use Skype or Centra for DE coaching. You can also request an appointment regarding a specific assignment, but we do not schedule an assignment appointment within a 72 hour-window of its due date. Please e-mail us to request an appointment.