Synopses & Reviews
Continually praised by reviewers for its clear and concise writing style, this ground breaking and market-leading textbook is theory-based with a skill building and competency orientation. The authors provide lively, contemporary examples to ground theory, to increase comprehension, and to help you become skillful communicators. COMMUNICATE! encourages active learning through well-designed analytical and skill-building activities, video scenarios, ethics cases, speech action-step exercises, and sample speeches. This book will help you understand theory, and help you improve your communication skills. The twelfth edition of COMMUNICATE! reflects important changes in the field and has been updated to reflect the issues and interests of today's college students.
Review
"I think [Communicate] stands out above the other options for us in terms of readability, good content coverage, and interest levels for our students. Communicate provides a comprehensive journey through the introduction to human communication course. The complete content and interactive nature hold the reader's attention and interest. Engaging examples that are relevant to the reader fill the text and make the concepts understandable."
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"I like the authors' attempt to incorporate a variety of pedagogical and learning styles into each chapter (e.g., what would you do, observe and analyze, cartoons, figures, etc.). Additionally, I think the authors succeed in presenting the material in an organized, systematic, and coherent manner. Overall, I believe the text works well in meeting my course goals."
Synopsis
With COMMUNICATE! you'll find all the basics of intra- and interpersonal communication, small group communication, and public speaking?all presented in a manner that directly links communication theory to practical examples, activities, and scenarios that bring theory to life. As you complete the realistic in-text and online activities, you'll gain a better understanding of how each concept applies to your own life, and how to make the best choices when communicating in any situation, with anyone. Become a more effective communicator in our media-driven world, with COMMUNICATE!
Synopsis
This market-leading book is continually praised by reviewers for its clear, practical, and successful method of training students to master the fundamental skills of communication. This introductory text covers interpersonal communication, interviewing, small group communication, and public speaking. With a consistent model of theoretical explanation followed by numerous practical examples, activities, sample visual scenarios and speeches, self-assessments, and review opportunities, students cannot help but to become ethical, competent communicators in our mediated world.
About the Author
Rudolph F. Verderber is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication Emeritus, at the University of Cincinnati. He joined the faculty there as Director of Forensics and served as Director of Graduate Studies, Director of the Division of Rhetoric and Public Address, Director of the Basic Course, and Department Head. His primary areas of expertise are Rhetoric, Public Address, Argumentation, and Interpersonal Communication. He received B.S and M.A. degrees from Bowling Green State University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. During his tenure at the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Verderber taught more than 25 different courses, ten of which he originated. Considered one of the university?s finest teachers, Dr. Verderber received the Dolly Cohen Award for Outstanding teaching (two such awards are given at the university each year) and in 1994, Dr. Verderber was named Distinguished Teaching Professor, an honor held by only four faculty members across the university). In 1996, Dr. Verderber received the National Speakers Association Outstanding Professor Award. Dr. Verderber continues to teach one basic undergraduate course each year and continues to serve higher education by conducting teaching workshops throughout the country for young faculty and graduate students in a variety of disciplines. In addition, Dr. Verderber remains one of the leading authors of textbooks in the field of communication in the United States. Last year Wadsworth published the 10th edition of the very successful human communication text, COMMUNICATE!
Table of Contents
"This textbook is a comprehensive look at human communication with an emphasis on public address. It is the perfect tool if you are teaching a basic hybrid speech communication class. The textbook is fantastically organized taking the reader from an understanding of how human communication works, how we make perceptions, how those established perceptions shape our self-concept and our communicative style. Both Rudy and Kathie Verderber have been working in the field of speech communication before our field started doing actual research on human communicative behavior. Since, the authors have integrated trusted research, and it's only enhanced the book as it continues to go through later editions. The book is so detailed that the authors have integrated technology to meet the needs of contemporary students." "I think [Communicate] stands out above the other options for us in terms of readability, good content coverage, and interest levels for our students. Communicate provides a comprehensive journey through the introduction to human communication course. The complete content and interactive nature hold the reader's attention and interest. Engaging examples that are relevant to the reader fill the text and make the concepts understandable." "I like the authors' attempt to incorporate a variety of pedagogical and learning styles into each chapter (e.g., what would you do, observe and analyze, cartoons, figures, etc.). Additionally, I think the authors succeed in presenting the material in an organized, systematic, and coherent manner. Overall, I believe the text works well in meeting my course goals."