An Introduction to Communication

Prioritizing brevity and clarity this textbook introduces the study of communication through examples and applications of communication in a variety of contexts. With a unique focus on diversity and the impact of culture each chapter opens with a case study that identifies a communication challenge which the chapter addresses throughout and concludes with questions that respond to that challenge. A consistent organized structure with numerous features including fundamental issues questions for understanding and analysis theoretical insight (examining a particular relevant theory) and a skill set section easily guides you through the foundations of the study of communication. Cross-referencing between chapters demonstrates the multidimensional nature of communication and the everyday talk sections demonstrate how each topic relates to technology the workplace or health issues. Offering a wealth of diverse examples from students'' personal professional and online lives this book teaches skills allowing students from all academic backgrounds to understand communication.