Communication Pathways

Joseph M. Valenzano, III, Melissa Broeckelman-Post, and Erin S. Parcell

978-1-68036-942-7

Second Edition

From the authors of The Speaker and The Speaker’s Primer comes an innovative new textbook that covers hybrid communication course curriculum in an approachable way. Communication Pathways introduces to the market a handbook-style approach to the hybrid course, with concise chapters that emphasize communication theory. The authors chose to organize content around a communication-centric theme: dialogue. The first section of the text dedicates an entire chapter to the subject, unpacking the concept for students; the authors further incorporate and explicate dialogic communication as it applies to subsequent chapter concepts. This theme is unique to the text and is a central element of what the authors aim to accomplish: create competent, dialogic communicators who know how to advocate ideas civilly, explain complicated subjects, and disagree without being disagreeable in a variety of interactive settings.

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Chapter 1: The Basics of Communication
Chapter 2: Communication, Culture, and Diversity
Chapter 3: Perception and the Self
Chapter 4: Dialogic Communication
Chapter 5: Language
Chapter 6: Nonverbal Communication
Chapter 7: Listening
Chapter 8: Relationship Development
Chapter 9: Relationship Maintenance
Chapter 10: Communication in Intimate Relationships
Chapter 11: Mediated Relationships
Chapter 12: Interpersonal Conflict
Chapter 13: Nature of Formal Presentations
Chapter 14: Organizing Your Presentation
Chapter 15: Delivery
Chapter 16: Informative Speaking
Chapter 17: Persuasive Speaking
Chapter 18: Small Group Communication
Chapter 19: Leadership
Chapter 20: Interviewing

  • NEW to second edition: “Engaging Ethics,” where authors discuss moments related to ethics in context of chapter content
  • NEW to second edition: end of chapter exercises that help foster student engagement with chapter content
  • “Mediated Moments” illustrate key concepts from chapters through contemporary, relatable examples
  • “Dialing Diversity” boxes touch on age, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, and ethnicity
  • Dialogic communication theme unifies hybrid communication course content to foster student engagement and concept
    application

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