Understanding Communication and Aging

Understanding Communication and Aging
Author: Jake Harwood
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2007-05-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1412926092

The book examines key topics such as interpersonal and family relationships in old age, media portrayals of aging, cultural variations in intergenerational communication, and health communication in old age.

Communicating Science Effectively

Communicating Science Effectively
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2017-03-08
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309451051

Science and technology are embedded in virtually every aspect of modern life. As a result, people face an increasing need to integrate information from science with their personal values and other considerations as they make important life decisions about medical care, the safety of foods, what to do about climate change, and many other issues. Communicating science effectively, however, is a complex task and an acquired skill. Moreover, the approaches to communicating science that will be most effective for specific audiences and circumstances are not obvious. Fortunately, there is an expanding science base from diverse disciplines that can support science communicators in making these determinations. Communicating Science Effectively offers a research agenda for science communicators and researchers seeking to apply this research and fill gaps in knowledge about how to communicate effectively about science, focusing in particular on issues that are contentious in the public sphere. To inform this research agenda, this publication identifies important influences â€" psychological, economic, political, social, cultural, and media-related â€" on how science related to such issues is understood, perceived, and used.

Communicate Like a True Leader

Communicate Like a True Leader
Author: Quentin James Schultze
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2017-09
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781937532819

Inspired by leadership expert Robert K. Greenleaf, Schultze recommends that in our communication we seek above all to wisely serve others--not to merely perform well or be "effective," but serve.

Understanding Communication Theory

Understanding Communication Theory
Author: Stephen M. Croucher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2015-08-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317751361

This book offers students a comprehensive, theoretical, and practical guide to communication theory. Croucher defines the various perspectives on communication theory—the social scientific, interpretive, and critical approaches—and then takes on the theories themselves, with topics including interpersonal communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, persuasion, critical and rhetorical theory and other key concepts. Each theory chapter includes a sample undergraduate-written paper that applies the described theory, along with edits and commentary by Croucher, giving students an insider’s glimpse of the way communication theory can be written about and applied in the classroom and in real life. Featuring exercises, case studies and keywords that illustrate and fully explain the various communication theories, Understanding Communication Theory gives students all the tools they need to understand and apply prominent communication theories.

Understanding Communication Research Methods

Understanding Communication Research Methods
Author: Stephen M. Croucher
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2014-10-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1135053626

Comprehensive, innovative, and focused on the undergraduate student, this textbook prepares students to read and conduct research. Using an engaging how-to approach that draws from scholarship, real-life, and popular culture, the book offers students practical reasons why they should care about research methods and a guide to actually conduct research themselves. Examining quantitative, qualitative, and critical research methods, the textbook helps undergraduate students better grasp the theoretical and practical uses of method by clearly illustrating practical applications. The book defines all the main research traditions, illustrates key methods used in communication research, and provides level-appropriate applications of the methods through theoretical and practical examples and exercises, including sample student papers that demonstrate research methods in action.

Creating Understanding

Creating Understanding
Author: Donald K. Smith
Publisher: Zondervan
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2010-08-03
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310877318

This eBook is built on twenty-three propositions about communication, propositions that, when taken together, encompass fundamental truths about human communication from a Christian perspective. Creating Understanding puts communications media into proper perspective. It makes meaning and understanding the focus of the effort of communication. It is committed to having the purposes of communication determine the means to be employed. This eBook is a foundation on which the enterprise of Christian ministry can be built or refined. It provides perspective, constantly, on the ways the cultural landscape is informing and affecting the communication process.

Communicating Knowledge Visually

Communicating Knowledge Visually
Author: R. Roger Remington
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre: Commercial art
ISBN: 9781939125859

Communicating Knowledge Visually presents a timely, in-depth examination of information design pioneer, Will Burtin. Using a methodical approach, the authors analyze Burtin's way of working and nine of his seminal projects, including his exhibitions for The Upjohn Company and diagrams for SCOPE magazine.Excerpts taken from Burtin's unpublished writing offer insight into his thinking process and explain how he transformed complex scientific information into easy, accessible visual forms. Scientists, designers, educators and students will gain valuable knowledge from Burtin's unique design approach in meeting the current challenges of communicating complexity in their respective fields.

Communicating at Work

Communicating at Work
Author: Tony Alessandra
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1993-08-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1439104964

In today's competitive workplace, your ability to communicate is your most important business skill. This valuable handbook to better business communication can help you develop the skills you need to succeed. Using real-life examples, it offers practical, easy-to-use instruction in writing effective memos and reports, making memorable presentations, and leading productive meetings. It also introduces key telephone skills, shows you how to interpret body language and personal communication styles -- and teaches you the critical listening and questioning skills you need to get ahead. Whether you're a top manager trying to lead a large organization or one of the millions of people who actually get the work done, Communicating at Work can help you be more effective, get more of what you want out of work, and improve your chances for success.

The Art of Communication

The Art of Communication
Author: Susan C Young Msa
Publisher: Renew You Ventures
Total Pages:
Release: 2017-09-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780998556161

Communication is the soul of all relationships. More than any other skill, it is the heartbeat of success in sales, marriage, business, friendship, communities, and more. Wouldn't it be great to be a natural communicator and know exactly what, when, why, and how to speak so that your message is conveyed and received as you intend? Communicating poorly (gossiping, bragging, bullying, and criticizing) can be disastrous to your reputation, cause you to lose the respect of others, and leave a terrible impression. Why leave this essential expertise up to chance when it can make or break the success of your relations? The Art of Communication shares insights to help you communicate with a higher awareness and focused intention. Meet people on their level to increase clarity and understanding. When you begin conversations with confidence and listen attentively you will become more flexible and adaptable in most any situation. Since we are all unique and individual, being cognizant of different personality styles will help you better recognize where others are coming from to minimize barriers, build trust, and catapult your new found relationship into a meaningful connection. This book is Book 5 of 8 from speaker author Susan Young's mastery manual, "The Art of First Impressions for Positive Impact . . . 8 Ways to Shine Bright to Transform Relationship Results..""