Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The authors cover the essential elements of communication, including communication between individuals and groups, in organizations and through mass media and new technologies.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• List of illustrations and figures
• Acknowledgments
• 1 What is Communication?
• 1 How do we experience communication?
• 2 Why do we communicate?
• 3 What happens when we communicate? Review Debates Assignments Suggested reading
• 2 Interpersonal communication
• 1 Means of contact
• 2 Dealing with others
• 3 Perception -of ourselves and others
• 4 Barriers to communication
• 5 Interpersonal skills Review Debates Assignments Suggested reading
• 3 Communication in groups
• 1 What is a group?
• 2 Why do people join groups?
• 3 Three key factors in groups
• 4 Communicating in groups Review Debates Assignments Suggested reading
• 4 Communication in organizations
• 1 How do organizations operate?
• 2 Case studies and issues Review Debates Assignments Suggested reading
• 5 Mass communication
• 1 A mass communication society
• 2 Interpreting the media
• 3 The media:particular examples Review Debates Assignments Suggested reading
• 6 Communication and media skills
• 1 Getting started -a general strategy
• 2 Interpersonal skills
• 3 Writing skills
• 4 Design skills
• 5 Storyboarding
• 6 Taking photographs
• 7 Audio-visual production
• 8 Into the Net Assignments
• Suggested reading
• Glossary of communication terms
• Resources list for communication studies
• Index