Full Description
Key Benefit Communication: Principles for a Lifetime presents a wide variety of fundamental speech communication theory and skills without overwhelming readers. By organizing the book around five key principles of communication, authors Steven Beebe, Susan Beebe, and Diana Ivy reveal the interplay among communication concepts, skills, and contexts. Key Topics Identifying Foundations of Human Communication; Exploring Self-Awareness and Communication; Understanding Verbal Messages; Understanding Nonverbal Messages; Listening and Responding; Adapting to Others: Diversity and Communication; Understanding Interpersonal Communication; Enhancing Relationships; Understanding Group and Team Performance; Enhancing Group and Team Performance; Developing Your Speech; Organizing and Outlining Your Speech; Delivering Your Speech; Speaking to Inform; Speaking to Persuade; Interviewing; Sample Speeches for Discussion and Evaluation Market For readers seeking a practical overview of communication concepts and skills.
Contents
UNIT I1. Identifying Foundations of Human Communication 2. Exploring Self-Awareness and Communication 3. Understanding Verbal Messages 4. Understanding Nonverbal Messages 5. Listening and Responding 6. Adapting to Others: Diversity and Communication UNIT II: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 7. Understanding Interpersonal Communication 8. Enhancing Relationships 9. Understanding Group and Team Performance 10. Enhancing Group and Team Performance UNIT IV: PUBLIC SPEAKING 11. Developing Your Speech 12. Organizing and Outlining Your Speech 13. Delivering Your Speech 14. Speaking to Inform 15. Speaking to Persuade APPENDICES A. Interviewing B. Sample Speeches for Discussion and Evaluation
