Essentials of Human Communication

by DeVito, Joseph A.

• ISBN13: 9780205491469
• ISBN10: 0205491464
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780205472031, 9780205930661
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

This top-selling book presents the fundamental skills of interpersonal, small group, and public communication, emphasizing the areas of human communication skills, cultural awareness, listening, critical thinking, ethics, power and empowerment, media literacy, and computer-mediated communication. Essentials of Human Communication fills the need for a brief, interesting, but serious book that places a strong focus on skill development. In-text features and the text itself highlight the application of human communication skills to the real world and to the workplace.

Table of Contents

Foundations of Human Communication

The Essentials of Human Communication

Human Communication

Communication Models and Concepts

Principles of Communication Culture and Human Communication

Skill Development Experiences

Distinguishing Content from Relationship Messages

Making Cultural Beliefs Mindful

Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to Communicate

Communicating Ethically: Approaching Ethics Media Literacy: What Is Media Literacy?

The Self and Perception

The Self in Human Communication Self-Disclosure Perception

Skill Development Experiences

Revealing Yourself

Taking Anothers Perspective

Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to Others Perceptions Communicating Ethically: Information Ethics Media Literacy: Who Are the Media?

Listening in Human Communication

The Importance of Listening: Task and Relationship Benefits Stages of Listening Styles of Effective Listening

Listening Differences: Culture and Gender Skill Development Experiences

Paraphrasing for Understanding Regulating

Your Listening Perspective

Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to the Emotions of Others Communicating Ethically: Listening Ethically Media Literacy: Essential Principles of Media Literacy Listening

Verbal Messages Principles of Verbal Messages

Disconfirmation and Confirmation

Using Verbal Messages Effectively Skill Development

Experiences Confirming, Rejecting, and Disconfirming

Talking in E-Prime

Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening without Prejudice Communicating Ethically: Communicating in Cyberspace Media Literacy: Hate Speech

Nonverbal Messages

The Functions of Nonverbal Communication

The Channels of Nonverbal Communication Culture, Gender, and Nonverbal Communication Skill Development Experiences

Selecting Seats at the Company Meeting Expressing Praise and Criticism

Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening with Nonverbals Communicating Ethically: Communication Silence Media Literacy: The Spiral of Silence

Contexts of Human Communication

Interpersonal Communication, Conversation, and Relationships Conversation Principles of Conversation

The Stages of Interpersonal Relationships

Interpersonal Relationship

Types Theories of Interpersonal Communication and Relationships Culture, Technology, Work, and Relationships

Skill Development Experiences Opening and Closing Conversations

Formulating Apologies

Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to Stage Talk Communicating Ethically: Censoring Messages and Relationships Media Literacy: Parasocial Relationships

Managing Interpersonal Conflict

What Is Interpersonal Conflict?

Principles of Conflict

Conflict Management Strategies

Skill Development Experiences

Generating WinWin Solutions

Early Conflict Resolution

Featured Boxes Listen to This: Listening to Messages in Conflict Communicating Ethically: Ethical Fighting Media Literacy: Cultivation Theory

Small Group Communication

The Small Group

Brainstorming Groups

Information-Sharing Groups

Problem-Solving Groups

Skill Development

Experiences Brainstorming

Solving Problems in Groups

Featured Boxes Listen

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