Description
Book SynopsisSteven A. Beebe is Regents' and University Distinguished Professor emeritus at Texas State University. He served as Chair of the Department of Communication Studies at Texas State for 28 years and concurrently as Associate Dean for 25 years. Steve is the author or co-author of 14 widely used communication books, most of which have been through multiple editions (including Russian and Chinese editions), as well as numerous articles, book chapters, and conference presentations. He has been a Visiting Scholar at both Oxford University and Cambridge University in England. He made international headlines when conducting research at Oxford; he discovered a manuscript that was the partial opening chapter of a book that was to be co-authored with J. R. R. Tolkien and C. S. Lewis called Language and Human Nature. Steve's book, C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication, chronicles the discovery of and identifies Lewis's contributions to communication. Steve
Table of Contents
UNIT I: PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNICATION
- Identifying Foundations of Human Communication
- Exploring Self-Awareness and Communication
- Understanding Verbal Messages
- Understanding Nonverbal Messages
- Listening and Responding
- Adapting to Others: Diversity and Communication
UNIT II: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
- Understanding Interpersonal Communication
- Enhancing Relationships
UNIT III: COMMUNICATING IN GROUPS AND TEAMS
- Understanding Group and Team Performance
- Enhancing Group and Team Performance
UNIT IV: PUBLIC SPEAKING
- Developing Your Speech
- Organizing and Outlining Your Speech
- Delivering Your Speech
- Speaking to Inform
- Speaking to Persuade
- Appendix A. Interviewing
- Appendix B. Sample Speeches for Discussion and Evaluation
