Communicate!

Nowinits14thedition,thisground-breaking,market-leadingfundamentalsofhumancommunicationtexthelpsreadersimprovetheircommunicationcompetencybybecomingproficientinusingtheoryandresearch-groundedcommunicationskills.Praisedforitsclearandconcisewritingstyle,thisneweditionincludesincreasedcoverageofhowtechnologyandsocialmediaarechangingcommunicationpracticesandoffersguidelinesforbestpractice.Livelycontemporaryexamplesandsamplespeechesgroundtheory,increasecomprehension,andhelpreadersbecomeskillfulcommunicators.COMMUNICATE!engagesstudentsinactivelearningthroughtheory,applicationandskill-buildingexercisesincludingspeechactionstepactivitiesthatguidestudentsthroughthespeechpreparationprocess.Theroleofethicsincommunicationisintegratedthroughoutthetext,andstudentscanalsoapplyethicalprinciplestocasesituations.