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Article 1: Dyer, F. C., & Dyer, J. M. (1970). How To Be a Good Business Speech Writer. Journal of Business Communication, 7(2), 29-36.

Summary: The authors believe speech writing is an ethical activity and an economic and practical necessity in the business world today. From many years of experience, they offer a number of hints to the speech writer, from what should be charged to the actual writing of the speech itself.

Article 2: Snowden, D. (1999). Story telling: an old skill in a new context. Business Information Review, 16(1), 30-37.

Summary:  This article provides a pragmatic approach to the use of the age old ability of communities to convey complex knowledge through story telling which will provide readers with tools and concepts that can be readily applied in their own organizations.

Article 3: Froese, A. D., Boswell, K. L., Garcia, E. D., Koehn, L. J., & Nelson, J. M. (1995). Citing secondary sources: Can we correct what students do not know?. Teaching of Psychology, 22(4), 235-238.

Summary: This research assesses student understanding of citation practices especially problems in citing secondary sources, and the effectiveness of direct instruction to correct evident misunderstandings.