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This market-leading text is continually praised by reviewers for its clear, practical, and successful method of training students to master the skills of human communication. This introductory human communication text covers interpersonal communication, small group communication, and public speaking. With a consistent model of theoretical explanation followed by numerous practical examples, activities, sample visual scenarios and speeches, self-assessment, and review, students cannot help but to become ethical, competent communicators in our mediated world.
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Emphasizing the application of communication concepts, this textbook offers detailed explanations and practical exercises to build specific skills. Covering interpersonal, group, and public communication, chapters concentrate on skills relating to perception, verbal communication, nonverbal behavior, conversation, listening, self-disclosure, interviewing, leadership, research, organizing speeches, informative speaking, persuasive speaking, and the like. A companion CD-ROM contains sample speeches and practice exercises. The authors teach at the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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