More than words: An introduction to communication - Softcover

Dimbleby, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0416380700 ISBN 13: 9780416380705

Publisher: Methuen, 1985

Synopsis

The third edition of this text has been fully revised and updated to take into account mid-to-late-1990s developments in communication and media studies. The authors cover elements of communication, including communication between individuals and groups, in organizations and through mass media and new technologies to provide a comprehensive introduction to communication theory and practice. This edition includes: case studies and assignments; new questions to help students understand core communication concepts; new photographs and diagrams; checklist summaries for easy revision; expanded sections on mass media, practical communication and media skills; guidance on interpersonal and social skills; and practical advice on planning, scripting and producing audio and video material.

About this title

About the Author

Richard Dimbleby is a former Principal of Bournemouth and Poole College and now works as a writer, trainer and consultant.

Graeme Burton is a freelance author and part-time lecturer at the University of Teesside. He has written several books on communication and the media, most recently Media and Society: Critical Perspectives (2004) and with Richard Dimbleby, Between Ourselves: An Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3rd Edition, 2006).

Review

'Dimbleby and Burton write about communication and media in ways which students will find interesting and helpful. Complex questions and issues become simplified but not simplistic. A must buy.'

Robert Beveridge, Lecturer, Napier and the Open Universities and past Chief Examiner, 'A' Level Communication Studies

Edition details

• Publisher: Methuen
• Publication date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0416380700
• ISBN 13: 9780416380705
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216