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Contents
Part I1.Communication Perspectives.The Nature of Communication. The Communication Process. Characteristics of Communication. Communication and Ethics. Increasing Your Communication Competence. 2.Perception of Self and Others.The Perception Process. Perception of Self. Self-Perception and Communication. Perception of Others. Communication and Perception of Others. 3.Intercultural Communication.Culture and Communication. Dominant Cultures, Co-Cultures, and Cultural Identity. How Cultures Differ. Developing Intercultural Communication Competence.4.Verbal Messages.The Nature of Language. Characteristics of Language. The Relationships between Language and Meaning.5.Nonverbal Messages.Characteristics of Nonverbal Communication. Types of Nonverbal Communication. Guidelines Improving Nonverbal Communication.6.Listening.What is Listening? Challenges of Effective Listening. Active Listening. Listening Response Strategies. Part II: INTERNPERSONAL COMMUNICATION.7.Interpersonal Relationships.Types of Relationships. Disclosure in Relationship Life Cycles. Stages of Relationships. Mediated Communication and Interpersonal Relationships. Dialectics in Interpersonal Relationships. 8.Interpersonal Communication.Providing Emotional Support. Managing Privacy and Disclosure. Expressing Desires and Expectations. Managing Interpersonal Conflict. Part III: GROUP COMMUNICATION.9.Communicating in Groups.The Nature and Types of Groups. Characteristics of Healthy Groups. Stages of Group Development. Conflict in Groups.10.Group Leadership and Problem Solving.Leadership. Effective Meetings. Systematic Problem Solving. Communicating Group Solutions. Evaluating Group Effectiveness. Part IV: PUBLIC SPEAKING.11.Topic Selection and Development.The Rhetorical Situation. Selecting a Speech Topic. Writing a Speech Goal Statement. Locating and Evaluating Information Sources. Identifying and Citing Information.12.Organizing Your Speech.Develop the Body. Developing the Introduction. Developing the Conclusion. Compiling the Reference List and Formal Outline.13.Presentational Aids.Benefits of Presentational Aids. Types of Presentational Aids. Choosing Presentational Aids. Preparing Presentational Aids. Displaying Presentational Aids.14.Language.Oral Style. Speaking Appropriately. Speaking Clearly. Speaking Vividly.15.Delivery.Public Speaking Apprehension. Effective Delivery Style. Use of Voice. Use of Body. Delivery Methods. Rehearsals. Adapting while Delivering the Speech. Evaluating Speeches.16.Informative Speaking.Characteristics of Effective Informative Speaking. Methods of Informing. Common Informative Patterns. 17.Persuasive Speaking.The Nature of Persuasion. Persuasive Speech Goals. Rhetorical Appeals to Logos. Rhetorical Appeals to Ethos. Rhetorical Appeals to Pathos. Persuasive Speech Patterns. Appendix: Interviewing.References.Index.
