Communication Works

by Gamble, Teri Kwal; Gamble, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780072400779
• ISBN10: 0072400773
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Table of Contents

Preface	xix
Acknowledgments	xxii
Part One The Essentials of Communication
Communication: The Starting Line	3	(28)
Communicating in a Culturally Diverse Society and World	31	(20)
Communication and the Self-Concept: Who Are You?	51	(30)
Communication and Perception: I Am More Than a Camera	81	(30)
Language and Meaning: Helping Minds Meet	111	(32)
Nonverbal Communication: Silent Language Speaks	143	(44)
Listening and Critical Thinking	187	(36)
Part Two Interpersonal Communication
Understanding Relationships	223	(30)
Person to Person: Relationships in Context	253	(36)
Interviewing: From Both Sides of the Desk	289	(30)
Part Three Communicating in the Small Group
The Roles of the Group in Decision Making and Problem Solving	319	(26)
Group Networks, Membership, and Leadership	345	(28)
Handling Group Conflict: How to Disagree without Becoming Disagreeable	373	(22)
Part Four Communicating to the Public
The Speaker and the Audience: The Occasion and the Subject	395	(32)
Developing Your Speech: Supporting Your Ideas	427	(34)
Designing Your Speech: Organizing Your Ideas	461	(28)
Delivering Your Speech: Presenting Your Ideas	489	(20)
Informative Speaking	509	(18)
Persuasive Speaking	527	(28)
Appendix Mass Communication and Media Literacy	555	(18)
Glossary	573	(9)
Answer Key	582	(1)
Index	583