Communication: Portable Edition: 3 - Softcover

Beebe, Steven A.; Beebe, Susan J.; Ivy, Diana K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205593550 ISBN 13: 9780205593552

Publisher: Pearson, 2008

Synopsis

This alternative version of Communication: Principles for a Lifetime is a four volume set (sold together or separately) with fully integrated practice tests and contextually placed icons connected to our interactive online MyCommunicationLab resources. This Portable Edition offers unparalleled flexibility, choice, and support for the learning experience. Written by experienced and highly regarded authors and teachers, Communication: Principles for a Lifetime, Portable Edition provides readers with all the theory and skills necessary €” in a manner that will help them to apply what they learn throughout their lives. Understanding that the challenge is learning the myriad of skills, principles, and theories without being overwhelmed, Beebe, Beebe, and Ivy anchor all discussion around five key principles of communication throughout their book: Be aware

About this title

From the Back Cover

Communication: Principles for a Lifetime, Portable Edition -- Volume 3: Communicating in Groups and Teams

Steven A. Beebe, Texas State University - San Marcos
Susan J. Beebe, Texas State University - San Marcos
Diana K. Ivy, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Volume 3 of Communication: Principles for a Lifetime, Portable Editiondiscusses how communication in small groups and teams can be understood and enhanced through the five communication principles, which serve as a framework for this text:

• Be aware of your communication with yourself and others.
• Effectively use and interpret verbal messages.
• Effectively use and interpret nonverbal messages.
• Listen and respond thoughtfully to others.
• Appropriately adapt messages to others.

In these chapters, the authors explain how groups and teams work, then offer practical strategies for collaboratively solving problems, leading groups and teams, and running and participating in meetings.

 

 

 

This Portable Edition brings you maximum flexibility with an innovative format and the support that today’s communication courses require:  

• The innovative design of four separate volumes—Principles of Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Communicating in Groups and Teams, and Presentational Speaking —allows you to take with you only the volume you need to read and study—the ultimate format to fit the way you live!
• Contextually placed icons connect to our interactive online MyCommunicationLab resources featuring integrated video clips of selected speeches and communication concepts, activities, practice tests, and much more, so you can see examples of the communication principles in action and learn more about the theory and skills interactively.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0205593550
• ISBN 13: 9780205593552
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160