Communication principles for a lifetime

Synopsis

Communicationhelps the reader see the relationships among the concepts, skills, theories, and contexts of communication by anchoring all discussion around five fundamental communication principles.

Written by experienced and highly regarded authors and teachers,Communication: Principles for a Lifetimeprovides the reader with all the theory and skills necessary – in a manner that will help them to apply what they learn throughout their lives. Understanding that the challenge in basic communication is learning the myriad of skills, principles, and theories without being overwhelming, Beebe/Beebe/Ivy emphasize five key principles of communication throughout their book:

• Be awareof your communication with yourself and others.
• Effectively use and interpretverbalmessages.
• Effectively use and interpretnonverbalmessages.
• Listenandrespondthoughtfully to others.
• Appropriately adaptmessages to others.

Providing both comprehensive and cutting-edge content about communication organized around these five themes, Beebe/Beebe/Ivy cover all of the topics in a manner that will help the reader organize the extensive range of material.