Communication (8th Edition)

Communication introduces students to the field by stressing how to improve vital communication skills in an increasingly complex, technology-infused world. This edition offers a fresh perspective on human communication that reflects the most recent advances in theory and research. Readers are invited to participate in a journey through classic and contemporary literature. In the process, they learn about the most basic elements of communication from a number of different perspectives. End-of-chapter experiential exercises help students apply content to their own lives.

Communication, now in its seventh edition, continues to introduce readers to the communication process by stressing how to improve vital communication skills in the 1990s and beyond. This Introduction to Communication (hybrid approach) acquaints readers with communication theory, listening, nonverbal, intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, organizational, public, and mass communication.