This book introduces the essential skills and applications of interpersonal, small group, and public speaking communication. Built around five major themes (skills development, intercultural perspectives, critical thinking, ethical issues, and self-empowerment), the new edition provides increased coverage of ethics in communication.
In any interactional situation, communication is inevitable (you cannot not
communicate nor can you not respond to communication), irreversible (you
cannot take back any message), and unrepeatable (you cannot exactly repeat
any message). 14. Culture permeates all forms of communication and
intercultural communication is becoming more and more frequent as the United
States becomes home and business partner to numerous different cultures. 15.
Ethnocentrism, existing on a ...