Full Description
For courses in Introduction to CommunicationA comprehensive overview of the theory, research, and skills of communicationHuman Communication: The Basic Course provides an in-depth look at the fundamental concepts and principles of human communication. Writing for students with little prior background in the discipline, author Joseph DeVito provides the significant foundation needed for more specialized study of interpersonal, small group, and organizational communication, as well as public speaking. The Fourteenth Edition fully integrates the latest research as well as new examples, exercises, and photos to keep the text current and pedagogically effective.Human Communication: The Basic Course, Fourteenth Edition is also available via Revel (TM), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
Contents
PART I1. Fundamentals of Human Communication2. Culture and Communication3. Perception of Self and Others4. Listening in Human Communication5. Verbal Messages6. Nonverbal MessagesPART II: INTERPERSONAL, SMALL GROUP, AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION7. Interpersonal Communication and Conversation8. Interpersonal Relationship Stages and Theories9. Friends, Lovers, and Families10. Small Group Communication11. Members and Leaders12. Human Communication in the Workplace: Organizational Communication13. Interpersonal, Group, and Workplace ConflictPART III: PUBLIC SPEAKING14. Public Speaking Topics, Audiences, and Research15. Supporting and Organizing Your Speech16. Style and Delivery in Public Speaking17. The Informative Speech18. The Persuasive Speech
