Full Description
This textbook provides a survey of the Speech and Communication Studies areas of Communication, focusing on human communication through the transactional model of communication. Interpersonal Communication chapters constitute the largest portion of the book, with the Public Speaking chapters the next largest block, followed by the Intercultural and Small Group/Organizational Communication chapters. Homework and/or classroom exercises are provided in nearly every chapter to enable students to learn the related skills and/or reinforce their knowledge. There is a unique money talk section in the Relationship Communication chapter, an in-depth problem-solving exercise with sample content information in the Small Group/Organizational Communication chapter, an overview of controversial Intercultural topics in the Intercultural Communication chapter that can be optional reading, and a step-by-step process for learning how to write thesis sentences in one of the Public Speaking chapters. In addition, instructions for and samples of seven different types of speeches are provided, as well as evaluation forms, to give instructors suitable choices.
Contents
Chapter 1: The Basics of Human Communication
Chapter 2: Principles, Misconceptions, Competence, and Contexts
Chapter 3: Perception and Communication
Chapter 4: Self-Disclosure
Chapter 5: Listening
Chapter 6: Using Language in Verbal Messages
Chapter 7: Nonverbal Communication
Chapter 8: Relationship Communication
Chapter 9: Conflict
Chapter 10: Small Group and Organizational Communication
Chapter 11: Intercultural Communication
Chapter 12: Public Speaking Subject Selection, Audiences, and Research
Chapter 13: Creating a Main Idea, Supporting Your Ideas, and Using Presentational Aids
Chapter 14: Organizing the Speech
Chapter 15: Wording the Speech and Delivery
Chapter 16: The Informative Speech
Chapter 17: Special Occasion Speeches
Chapter 18. The Persuasive Speech
Index
