Training in communication skills is necessary at all educational levels, and more widespread implementation of such preparation is especially needed within vocational training curricula. Community college programs are particularly strengthened by greater stress on all types of communication skills--writing, public speaking, reading, listening, and mass media literacy--since community colleges frequently offer occupational training within the atmosphere of rigor traditionally associated with colleges. In communication arts classrooms of community colleges, daily life experiences from real jobs must be integrated into the curricula to bridge the gap between schools and work. (The syllabi of eight college courses in business communication skills are included in this report). (CH)