Essentials of Human Communication
ISBN: 9780205491469 | 0205491464
Edition: 6thFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Pub. Date: 1/1/2008
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This top-selling book presents the fundamental skills of interpersonal, small group, and public communication, emphasizing the areas of human communication skills, cultural awareness, listening, critical thinking, ethics, power and empowerment, media literacy, and computer-mediated communication. Essentials of Human Communication fills the need for a brief, interesting, but serious book that places a strong focus on skill development. In-text features and the text itself highlight the application of human communication skills to the real world ... MORE
| Foundations of Human Communication | |
| The Essentials of Human Communication | |
| Human Communication | |
| Communication Models and Concepts | |
| Principles of Communication Culture and Human Communication | |
| Skill Development Experiences | |
| Distinguishing Content from Relationship Messages | |
| Making Cultural Beliefs Mindful | |
| Featured Boxes Listen to Thi... MORE | |
| Communicating Ethically: Approaching Ethics Media Literacy: What Is Media Literacy? | |
| The Self and Perception | |
| The Self in Human Communication Self-Disclosure Perception | |
| Skill Development Experiences | |
| Revealing Yourself | |
| Taking Anothers Perspective | |
| Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to Others Perceptions Communicating Ethically: Information Ethics Media Literacy: Who Are the Media? | |
| Listening in Human Communication | |
| The Importance of Listening: Task and Relationship Benefits Stages of Listening Styles of Effective Listening | |
| Listening Differences: Culture and Gender Skill Development Experiences | |
| Paraphrasing for Understanding Regulating | |
| Your Listening Perspective | |
| Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to the Emotions of Others Communicating Ethically: Listening Ethically Media Literacy: Essential Principles of Media Literacy Listening | |
| Verbal Messages Principles of Verbal Messages | |
| Disconfirmation and Confirmation | |
| Using Verbal Messages Effectively Skill Development | |
| Experiences Confirming, Rejecting, and Disconfirming | |
| Talking in E-Prime | |
| Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening without Prejudice Communicating Ethically: Communicating in Cyberspace Media Literacy: Hate Speech | |
| Nonverbal Messages | |
| The Functions of Nonverbal Communication | |
| The Channels of Nonverbal Communication Culture, Gender, and Nonverbal Communication Skill Development Experiences | |
| Selecting Seats at the Company Meeting Expressing Praise and Criticism | |
| Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening with Nonverbals Communicating Ethically: Communication Silence Media Literacy: The Spiral of Silence | |
| Contexts of Human Communication | |
| Interpersonal Communication, Conversation, and Relationships Conversation Principles of Conversation | |
| The Stages of Interpersonal Relationships | |
| Interpersonal Relationship | |
| Types Theories of Interpersonal Communication and Relationships Culture, Technology, Work, and Relationships | |
| Skill Development Experiences Opening and Closing Conversations | |
| Formulating Apologies | |
| Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to Stage Talk Communicating Ethically: Censoring Messages and Relationships Media Literacy: Parasocial Relationships | |
| Managing Interpersonal Conflict | |
| What Is Interpersonal Conflict? | |
| Principles of Conflict | |
| Conflict Management Strategies | |
| Skill Development Experiences | |
| Generating WinWin Solutions | |
| Early Conflict Resolution | |
| Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to Messages in Conflict Communicating Ethically: Ethical Fighting Media Literacy: Cultivation Theory | |
| Small Group Communication | |
| The Small Group | |
| Brainstorming Groups | |
| Information-Sharing Groups | |
| Problem-Solving Groups | |
| Skill Development | |
| Experiences Brainstorming | |
| Solving Problems in Groups | |
| Featured Boxes Listen | |
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