HUMAN COMMUNICATION-W/CD GUIDE

Human Communication, 2/e strives to accurately represent the contemporary field of communication studies. The authors' writing mantra "Make It Smart; Keep It Real" reflects how the text strikes a practical balance of definitive content and everyday application. To make it smart the authors read hundreds of articles from such mainstream communication journals as Communication Education, Communication Monographs and Communication Studies. To keep it real the authors synthesized their findings so that they resonate with the challenges and goals of today's typical basic course. Every chapter features skill-building, critical thinking, innovative pedagogy, 21st century examples, and lively writing that is respectful of the student reader. Human Communication,2/e is a complete, integrated learning package wherein all the media components including the Online Learning Center, Student CD-ROM, and the extensive collection of original videos series are related and connected to the textbook. The video segments in the two original series "Communicating Everyday" and "Reel Interpersonal" represent key concepts of communication in the format of a contemporary television drama series. Scripted by the text authors, the nine episodes that make up the "Communicating Everyday" program bring important communication models to everyday life. "Reel Interpersonal" is an interactive movie that demonstrates interpersonal communication through the use of actors and scenarios involving campus life. And for public speaking, eleven full student speech videos and eighteen video excerpts by student speakers illustrate the various presentation techniques and elements of a speech.