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Human Communication: The Basic Course, 11th Edition

By Joseph A. DeVito

ISBN-10: 0-205-52259-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-205-52259-0What's this?

Published by Allyn & Bacon

© 2009

Pub. Date: Jan 24, 2008

Format: Paper

Description

Human Communication: The Basic Course surveys the broad field of human communication, giving attention to theory, research, and skill development. This book provides an in-depth look at the concepts, principles, and skills of human communication, emphasizing public speaking, interpersonal communication, and small group communication.

Table of Contents

Part One. Foundations of Human Communication 

1.       Preliminaries to Human Communication 

2.       Culture and Communication

3.       The Self and Perception

4.       Listening in Human Communication

5.       Verbal Messages 

6.       Nonverbal Messages

 

Part Two. Interpersonal, Small Group Communication, and Organizational Communication 

7.       Interpersonal Communication: Conversation 

8.       Interpersonal Relationship Stages and Theories 

9.       Friends, Lovers, and Families

10.     Small Group Communication        

11.     Members and Leaders

12.     Interpersonal and Small Group Conflict

13.     Human Communication in the Workplace: Organizational Communication

 

Part Three. Public Speaking

14.     Public Speaking Topics, Audiences, and Research 

15.     Supporting and Organizing Your Speech 

16.     Style and Presentation in Public Speaking 

17.     The Informative Speech 

18.     The Persuasive Speech

19.     The Special Occasion Speech

 

Glossary of Human Communication Concepts

Glossary of Human Communication Skills

Bibliography

Index

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