Real Communication

Real Communication
Author: Dan O'Hair
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 641
Release: 2012-01-16
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0312644205

Real Communication uses stories from real people and the world around us to present the best and most lively introduction to communication concepts. Professors and students alike have fallen in love with Real Communication’s down-to-earth writing style, its coverage of research, and its wealth of learning and teaching tools. They also appreciate how Real Communication strives to weave the discipline’s different strands together with the CONNECT feature that shows students how concepts work and apply across interpersonal, small group, and public speaking contexts. The Second Edition is even better with a broader array of engaging examples, new coverage of hot topics in the field like Intercultural and mediated communication, plus a public speaking unit honed to provide the essential information students need for this fast-paced course. Whether you want a traditional paperback, an e-Book — online or downloadable to a device — a looseleaf edition, or the book within the new HumanCommClass, Real Communication has an option for you. Read the preface.

Real Communication

Real Communication
Author: Dan O'Hair
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages: 1723
Release: 2020-11-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1319321747

Real Communication continues to prove its reputation as the most current human communication text available. This new edition provides today’s students with the critical skills they now need most: to be able to objectively encounter increasingly digital communication contexts, examine the theory and concepts underpinning them, and competently respond in a professional, healthy, and intentional way. Utilizing a social-scientific approach to communication, the text uses engaging stories which work as small case studies that students learn to see and analyze as communication situations, discovering theory played out in practice. Authored by a leading team of communication scholars and instructors, this authoritative text helps students become social scientists in communication to confront and adapt to the challenges of today’s digital age.

7L: The Seven Levels of Communication

7L: The Seven Levels of Communication
Author: Michael J. Maher
Publisher: BenBella Books
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2014-09-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1940363217

Can you imagine receiving a referral each and every day? Neither could real estate agent Rick Masters. (7L) The Seven Levels of Communication tells the entertaining and educational story of Rick Masters, who is suffering from a down economy when he meets a mortgage professional who has built a successful business without advertising or personal promotion. Skeptical, he agrees to accompany her to a conference to learn more about her mysterious methods. Rick soon learns that the rewards for implementing these strategies are far greater than he had ever imagined. In seeking success, he finds significance. This heartwarming tale of Rick's trials and triumphs describes the exact strategies that helped him evolve from the Ego Era to the Generosity Generation. This book is about so much more than referrals. This is about building a business that not only feeds your family, but also feeds your soul.

How Real is Real?

How Real is Real?
Author: Paul Watzlawick
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1977
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

The connection between communication and reality is a relatively new idea. It is only in recent decades that the confusions, disorientations and very different world views that arise as a result of communication have become an independent field of research. One of the experts who has been working in this field is Dr. Paul Watzlawick, and he here presents, in a series of arresting and sometimes very funny examples, some of the findings.

Real Communication

Real Communication
Author: Gabrielle Dolan
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-04-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0730369722

Effective communication through authentic leadership A rapidly evolving workplace and disruptive technologies have created a growing demand for transparency and authenticity in communication from business leaders. Yet many decision-makers find themselves far behind the curve when it comes to understanding and meeting the evolving expectations of employees and customers. Real Communication: How to Be You and Lead True reveals how to guide and communicate in a way that is authentic and will help business leaders truly connect and engage with their teams, customers, and coworkers. • Communicate more effectively • Improve employee engagement • Manage organisational changes • Help teams cope with change When employees trust their leaders, businesses thrive. In Real Communication you will find everything you need to implement new strategies, instill core values, and cultivate engagement.

An Introduction to Communication Studies

An Introduction to Communication Studies
Author: Sheila Steinberg
Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd
Total Pages: 356
Release: 2007
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780702172618

In this introductory textbook, the author contextualises approaches and theories on cornmunication studies by making use of local examples from the mass media, as well as relevant political and social experiences. The book is divided into two parts. The first provides students with a strong foundation in communication while the second focuses on the areas of specialisation within communication studies. Each chapter starts with the learning Outcomes and a short overview of the chapter. Students can monitor their learning by using the summaries and 'test yourself' questions at the end of every chapter. Scenarios provide examples of how the theory can be applied in practice. This makes for a learner-friendly and accessible book which will prove invaluable to Students and professionals alike. Beginner students majoring in Communication Studies, as well as those studying towards various degrees or qualifications where communication is a prerequisite will find this book useful.

Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning

Information and Communication Technologies and Real-Life Learning
Author: Tom J. van Weert
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2005-06-28
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0387259961

Information and Communication Technologies in Real-Life Learning presents the results of an International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) working conference held December 2004 in Melbourne, Australia. The working conference was organized by IFIP Working Group 3.2 (Informatics and ICT in Higher Education) and IFIP Working Group 3.4 (Professional and Vocational Education in Information Technology). The papers in this book present a cross-section of issues in real-life learning in which Information and Communication Technology (ICT) plays an important role. Some of the issues covered include: education models for real-life learning enabled by ICT; effective organization of a real-life learning environment; the changing role of the student; the changing role of educational institutions and their relationship with business and industry; the changing role of teachers and their use of ICT; and managment of ICT-rich education change.

Loose-leaf Version for Communication and You

Loose-leaf Version for Communication and You
Author: Dan O'Hair
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
Total Pages: 500
Release: 2013-11-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 145765430X

The bestselling authors of Real Communication, Dan O'Hair and Mary Wiemann, have done it again. Communication and You maintains the lively, real life examples, the accessibility, and the breadth of human communication coverage seen in Real Communication—with a new focus on student application and self-assessment. The authors’ great read is paired with a simplified feature program that prompts students to measure concepts against their personal experiences while also examining the influences of technology, ethics, and the culture around them. Taking self-assessment a step further, Communication and You comes with access to LearningCurve, a game-like, adaptive learning program containing more than a thousand questions written specifically for the book. This personal focus, along with an attractive, 2-color design and a low price, make Communication and You a great learning program and a value for students and instructors alike.