According to LinkedIn’s 2025 Skills on the Rise report, 70% of job skills will change by 2030 because of AI. Stephanie Conway, LinkedIn’s Senior Director of Talent Development, put it bluntly: organizations must cultivate AI literacy and human-centric skills—like communication and adaptability—if they want to thrive.
This isn’t just an HR issue. It’s an education issue.
The danger is that many courses teach one without the other. Students might experiment with AI tools, but they aren’t being taught how to use them ethically, strategically, and persuasively.
Or they’re practicing traditional communication skills, but without the AI fluency employers now expect as a baseline.
The winners in this new era will be the students—and the instructors—who master both.
That’s why John Thill and I created Business Communication Today, 16th Edition, with AI integrated into every chapter. We show students how to use AI in context:
🔹 Writing messages that balance efficiency with authenticity
🔹 Presenting ideas enhanced—not replaced—by AI tools
🔹 Job hunting with AI ethically and effectively
🔹 Collaborating in teams where human judgment guides AI
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The message from LinkedIn is clear: the future belongs to those who merge AI with communication. Business Communication Today is the only text designed to make that future a reality for your students.
👉 Don’t just keep up. Lead.
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