The "Buzz"

"A fine product... Original and interesting. It should serve as a model for future efforts in this discipline."

- Journal of Management

"Years ago, I challenged Professor Clampitt to develop a world-class communication system at my company. This book essentially chronicles his novel response to my challenge. By ingeniously weaving together his consulting experiences, research findings, and practical models, he designs compelling solutions to organizations' most vexing communication concerns. A must read for executives and aspiring managers."

- Robert J. DeKoch, The Boldt Company

"Breathes a refreshing breeze of originality into the corpus of organizational communication literature. His theoretic paradigm is new and insightful. His metaphor of organizational communication as dance generates important propositions about the nature of organizational communication and furthers the pioneering work of Morgan in helping us to see organizational communication in novel ways. Clampitt is masterful in weaving principles and anecdotes from science, mathematics, art, and literature into his rich textual tapestry."

- Angela Brenton, Dean, Texas Christian University

"This book is a delightful departure from traditional communication texts. Clampitt's metaphors make it easy for my MBAs to appreciate the need to go beyond their own communication skill development and to focus on communicating strategically with specific audiences. MBAs appreciate the numerous examples generated from real-life situations to support the communication principles. The first edition perfectly suited my aim of highlighting the need to communicate strategically in order to manage effectively. MBAs will be even more delighted with this second edition because it more specifically focuses on how to strategically and effectively manage communication issues they regularly confront."

- Allyson Adrian, Professor of Business Communication, Georgetown University