The Third Edition of this highly respected and widely cited text takes an applied, problem-solving approach that recognizes the creative potential of the individual. It serves as a handbook on a variety of small-group communication activities, including conducting meetings (using the standard agenda) and handling conflict. The current edition includes a chapter on the history of reflective thinking. Updated information on group roles and tasks, gender and intercultural issues, personality theory, group presentations, and current technology has been added. The authors provide readers with a full range of knowledge to engage in effective group discussion, thus increasing their competence as participants and leaders in all types of groups.

Group Discussion: A Practical Guide to Participation and Leadership, Third Edition

Business & Money

Wood, Julia T.

Young, Kathryn Sue

Phillips, Gerald M.

Pedersen, Douglas J.

Management & Leadership

Waveland Pr Inc.

The authors had several goals in mind when they decided to write this book: (1) to engage readers to think about the skills, choices, and consequences of their communication; (2) to create a book that people will want to read; (3) to convince readers that communication skills will improve their chances for success in all endeavors; (4) and to provide a reasonably priced book. The text’s interactive approach is designed to draw readers into the learning process. Activities and exercises interspersed throughout the chapters prompt readers to think critically about the information in each section to participate in discussions that reinforce and expand on the concepts in this concise approach to the study of communication. Written in an informal style, this book includes real-life examples that resonate with people who hold either traditional or nontraditional views. Scattered throughout the book are sidebars authored by corporate professionals, highlighting particular communication skills that have contributed to their success and providing valuable insights for readers wishing to enrich their own lives by becoming better communicators.

Oral Communication: Skills, Choices, and Consequences

Politics & Social Sciences

Travis, Howard Paul

Social Sciences

This affordable, concise guide to group discussion offers comprehensive coverage of the standard agenda, an approach that works for any problem-solving discussion. Readers learn a proven, relevant, practical approach to solving problems. The authors emphasize the creative potential of individuals and urge them to apply that creativity to their discussions, including imaginative ways to foster equal participation, inventive gathering of background information, rhetorically-sensitive handling of conflict, and critical assessment of potential solutions to a problem. Dynamic group discussion is a rewarding experience, and this book maps the route to effective communication in groups for participants and for leaders. As a collective effort, group discussion provides firsthand experience of the enhancement of individual abilities when working as part of a team, encouraging mutual respect and the synergies of collaborative efforts.

Group Discussion: A Practical Guide to Particiption And Leadership

The complexity of a diverse society requires communication competence--whether building a relationship, resolving conflicts, interviewing, securing a job, working in teams, or making a presentation. The third edition retains and enhances the hallmarks of the previous editions: exceptional price, refreshingly concise yet complete coverage, and an engaging style to encourage reader participation. This accessible exploration of communication skills provides practical advice punctuated with meaningful examples about acquiring the essentials to encode and decode messages appropriately and effectively.
 Objectives at the beginning of each chapter map the content, while key words and discussion questions at the end review the skills discussed. Numerous exercises build confidence about acquiring and using the tools necessary to be an effective communicator. In the exercises on ethical encounters, readers contemplate challenging situations. All of the exercises help readers analyze their skills, check their perceptions about themselves, and encourage them to think critically about the choices available--and the possible consequences of those choices. Professional perspectives throughout the book raise thought-provoking issues about communication in various contexts. Oral Communication, 3/E presents all the essentials for an introductory communication course in an affordable, pleasing, fun format.
 Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: Smith-Tague-Busler, Icebreaker: A Manual for Public Speaking, Seventh Edition (ISBN 9781478615569) and Smith-Tague-Busler, The Key to Survival: Interpersonal Communication, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577664239).

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Group Discussion: A Practical Guide to Participation and Leadership, Third Edition

Oral Communication: Skills, Choices, and Consequences

Group Discussion: A Practical Guide to Particiption And Leadership

Oral Communication: Skills, Choices, and Consequences