Oral Communication: Skills, Choices, and Consequences - Softcover

Young, Kathryn Sue; Travis, Howard Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577663292 ISBN 13: 9781577663294

Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc., 2004

Synopsis

The authors had several goals in mind when they decided to write this book: (1) to engage readers to think about the skills, choices, and consequences of their communication; (2) to create a book that people will want to read; (3) to convince readers that communication skills will improve their chances for success in all endeavors; (4) and to provide a reasonably priced book. The text’s interactive approach is designed to draw readers into the learning process. Activities and exercises interspersed throughout the chapters prompt readers to think critically about the information in each section to participate in discussions that reinforce and expand on the concepts in this concise approach to the study of communication. Written in an informal style, this book includes real-life examples that resonate with people who hold either traditional or nontraditional views. Scattered throughout the book are sidebars authored by corporate professionals, highlighting particular communication skills that have contributed to their success and providing valuable insights for readers wishing to enrich their own lives by becoming better communicators.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: Smith-Tague-Busler, Icebreaker: A Manual for Public Speaking, Fifth Edition (ISBN 1577662768) and Smith-Tague-Busler, The Key to Survival: Interpersonal Communication, Third Edition (ISBN 157766423X).

From the Back Cover:

"The text has all the essentials for a general education speech class, and our students appreciate the `no frills' economy of the book. Oral Communication, 2/E actually has one of the most coherent discussions of persuasive speech techniques I've found in any text." -- Karl Payton, LeTourneau University

About this edition

• Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1577663292
• ISBN 13: 9781577663294
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248