Chapter 1: Introduction to Communication
Chapter 2: Communication Confidence
Chapter 3: Ethical Communication
Chapter 4: Perception and Self-Concept
Chapter 5: Choosing Topics
Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Audience
Chapter 7: Locating and Incorporating Supporting Material
Chapter 8: Organizing Ideas
Chapter 9: Outlining the Presentation
Chapter 10: Beginning and Ending the Presentation
Chapter 11: Using Appropriate Language
Chapter 12: Designing Presentation Aids
Chapter 13: Delivering the Presentation
Chapter 14: Communicating in Groups
Chapter 15: Listening
Chapter 16: Understanding Persuasive Principles
Chapter 17: Building Arguments
Chapter 18: Using Communication for the Common Good
Chapter 2: Communication Confidence
Chapter 3: Ethical Communication
Chapter 4: Perception and Self-Concept
Chapter 5: Choosing Topics
Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Audience
Chapter 7: Locating and Incorporating Supporting Material
Chapter 8: Organizing Ideas
Chapter 9: Outlining the Presentation
Chapter 10: Beginning and Ending the Presentation
Chapter 11: Using Appropriate Language
Chapter 12: Designing Presentation Aids
Chapter 13: Delivering the Presentation
Chapter 14: Communicating in Groups
Chapter 15: Listening
Chapter 16: Understanding Persuasive Principles
Chapter 17: Building Arguments
Chapter 18: Using Communication for the Common Good
- Preparing to Participate boxes support comprehension of chapter content and suggest opportunities for applying that knowledge through Knowledge and Application prompts.
- Media Interactions direct students to connect chapter content to a variety of media resources beyond the text, such as websites, images, and videos.
- Critical Interactions provide students with opportunities to actively engage in various exercises throughout the text and to enhance critical thinking.
- Civic Engagement Opportunities prompt students to further enhance their critical thinking of course concepts, prepare additional contributions for class discussion, and become more civically engaged.
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- Activity Facilitation Guide
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