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In the Company of Others: An Introduction to Communication by J. Dan Rothwell

A survey text designed to provide an overview of the field of human communication, "In the Company of Others" covers the major communication issues discussed in an introduction to communication course.

PART I. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMMUNICATION 1. Communication Competence Importance of Communication Sharper Focus: The Story of Genie Communication Myths Communication Defined Communication Competence Model Competition and Cooperation Sharper Focus: The Case of Amy Van Dyken Focus on Controversy: Ethics and Hypercompetitiveness 2. Perception of Self and Others The Perceptual Process Sharper Focus: Beauty or the Beast Focus on Controversy: Tannen's Viewpoint Criticized Perception of Self Focus on Controversy: Self-Esteem: More Is Not Always Better Perception of Others Sharper Focus: Attributions and Relationships Sharper Focus: Stereotyping Asian Students Strategies for Communication Competence 3. Intercultural Communication Cultural Value Differences Focus on Controversy: Culture and Competition Sharper Focus: Teaching South Koreans to Smile Sharper Focus: The Falsetto Voice of Japanese Women Focus on Controversy: Critique of Hofstede's Cultural Dimension Intercultural Miscommunication Sharper Focus: Intercultural Misattribution Intercultural Communication Competence 4. Language: Sharing Meaning with Words The Anatomy of Language Sharper Focus: Boontling Focus on Controversy: Signing Simians: The Debate Over Animals' Linguistic Skills Sharper Focus: Judgments and Language Varieties The Power of Language Focus on Controversy: The Native American Name Frame Competent Language Use: Problems and Solutions Focus on Controversy: Verbal Obscenity Sharper Focus: Jargon of the Computer World 5. Nonverbal Communication: Sharing Meaning without Words Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Compared Focus on Controversy: Deciphering Nonverbal Courtship Cues Sharper Focus: The Nanny Trial Significance of Nonverbal Communication Types of Nonverbal Communication Focus on Controversy: Is Beauty Really Skin Deep? Sharper Focus: When a Woman Loses Her Hair Sharper Focus: The Girl With No Smile Sharper Focus: Cultural Diversity and Gestural Confusion / Touch Communication Focus on Controversy: Gated Communities Communicating Completely With Nonverbal Codes 6. Listening to Others The Listening Process Sharper Focus: Mondegreens Specific Listening Problems Sharper Focus: Focused Attention Competent Informational Listening Focus on Controversy: Confirmation Bias in Child Abuse Cases Competent Critical Listening Focus on Controversy: Skepticism and Open-Mindedness Competent Empathic Listening Sharper Focus: Distinguishing Listening Responses PART II. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 7. Power: The Inescapable Interpersonal Dynamic Significance of Power Definition of Power Power Imbalance Indicators of Power Sharper Focus: Gender, Culture, and Powerful/Powerless Language Power Resources Transacting Power Competently Sharper Focus: Henry Boisvert Versus FMC Corporation 8. Making Relationships Work Stages of Relationship Development Relationship Dialectics Sharper Focus: Stages and Dialectics: The Meg Ryan-Dennis Quaid Relationship Focus on Controversy: Is Honesty Always the Best Policy? Culture and Relationships Establishing a Cooperative Environment Sharper Focus: Male Superiority Attitudes Sharper Focus: The Hensel Twins 9. Interpersonal Conflict Management Definition of Conflict Focus on Controversy: The Culture of Conflict Styles of Conflict Management Managing Conflict Competently Sharper Focus: Crisis and the Competing Style Sharper Focus: Bill Gates Goes Ballistic Sharper Focus: Managing Cultural Conflicts PART III. GROUP COMMUNICATION 10. The Anatomy of Small Groups Pros and Cons of Groups Sharper Focus: A Sample Agenda for Group Meetings The Structure of Small Groups Focus on Controversy: Crying in the Workplace Focus on Controversy: Gender and Ethnicity: The Glass Ceiling and the Brick Wall Sharper Focus: "Chainsaw Al" Dunlap and Aaron Feuerstein: A Lesson in Opposites 11. Teambuilding and Teamwork in Small Groups Teambuilding Sharper Focus: The U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team Sharper Focus: How to Achieve a Consensus Focus on Controversy: Questionable Training, Dubious Ethics Teamwork Sharper Focus: Brainstorming in Action PART IV. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION 12. Preparing to Speak Speech Anxiety Sharper Focus: Stage Fright Among Great Speakers and Performers Sharper Focus: Odd But Frequent Symptoms of Speech Anxiety Topic Choice and Analysis Sharper Focus: The Never-Ending Speech Researching Your Topic Focus on Controversy: The Plagiarism Problem Sharper Focus: Cruising the Net Skeptically 13. Developing a Speech Audience Analysis Gaining and Maintaining Attention Sharper Focus: Inappropriate Use of the Startling Appeal Introductions and Conclusions Competent Outlining and Organizing Sharper Focus: A Student Outline: Rough Draft and Revision 14. Presenting the Speech Supporting Materials Effective and Appropriate Style Focus on Controversy: Women and Public Speaking:: When Silence Isn't Golden Delivery 15. Informative Speaking Distinguishing Informative from Persuasive Speaking Types of Informative Speeches Guidelines for Competent Informative Speaking Sharper Focus: Sign Posts and Transitions Sharper Focus: Outline and Text of an Informative Speech Competent Use of Visual Aids Guidelines for Competent Use of Visual Aids 16. Persuasive Speaking Foundations of Persuasion Persuasion Strategies Sharper Focus: The "Spread Fred" Campaign Sharper Focus: An Exercise in Contrast Sharper Focus: A Sample Outline and Persuasive Speech 17. Technology and Mass Communication Trends in Communication Technologies Bias of Communication Technologies Consequences of Communication Technologies Cultural Effects Sharper Focus: China and the Internet Appendix: Interviewing Glossary Index At the end of each chapter: Summary Suggested Readings

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In the Company of Others: An Introduction to Communication by J. Dan Rothwell

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J. Dan Rothwell

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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

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1999-12-01

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