Messages: Building Interpersonal Communication Skills - Hardcover

Devito, Joseph A.

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9780321055620: Messages: Building Interpersonal Communication Skills

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0321055624 ISBN 13: 9780321055620

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1999

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Messages is a brief, highly interactive text that emphasizes interpersonal communication skills in the real world, ethics, critical thinking, listening, and power in a multicultural world. While intentionally brief, Messages provides a comprehensive introduction to interpersonal communication that creates a foundation for students to first understand the concepts as well as to develop the necessary skills to apply what they have learned through real-life examples and exercises. With a renewed focus on skill-building, this text helps today's students understand how to master their interpersonal communication skills in every area of their lives.

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Messages is a brief, highly interactive book emphasizing interpersonal communication skills, ethics, critical thinking, listening, and power in a multicultural world. While intentionally brief, Messages provides a comprehensive introduction that stresses skill development and creates a foundation for readers to first understand the concepts and then apply what they have learned through real-life examples and exercises. With a new, integrated focus on interpersonal communication in the workplace, Messages helps readers understand how the concepts discussed in the book will translate into their daily lives. For anyone wanting to improve their communication skills.

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