print isbn: 978-1-59871-807-2

ebook isbn: 978-1-68036-210-7

 

From the authors of The Speaker and The Speaker’s Primer comes an innovative new textbook that covers hybrid communication course curriculum in an approachable way. Communication Pathways introduces to the market a handbook-style approach to the hybrid course, with concise chapters that emphasize communication theory. The authors chose to organize content around a communication-centric theme: dialogue. The first section of the text dedicates an entire chapter to the subject, unpacking the concept for students; the authors further incorporate and explicate dialogic communication as it applies to subsequent chapter concepts. This theme is unique to the text and is a central element of what the authors aim to accomplish: create competent, dialogic communicators who know how to advocate ideas civilly, explain complicated subjects, and disagree without being disagreeable in a variety of interactive settings.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Basics of Communication

Chapter 2: Communication, Culture, and Diversity

Chapter 3: Perception and the Self

Chapter 4: Dialogic Communication

Chapter 5: Language

Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication

Chapter 7: Listening

Chapter 8: Relationship Development

Chapter 9: Relationship Maintenance

Chapter 10: Communication in Intimate Relationships

Chapter 11: Mediated Relationships

Chapter 12: Interpersonal Conflict

Chapter 13: Nature of Formal Presentations

Chapter 14: Organizing Your Presentation

Chapter 15: Delivery

Chapter 16: Informative Speaking

Chapter 17: Persuasive Speaking

Chapter 18: Small Group Communication

Chapter 19: Leadership

Chapter 20: Interviewing