| Title : | Effective communication | | Material Type: | printed text | | Authors: | Nicholas Harvey, Author | | Edition statement: | 3rd Edition | | Publisher: | Dublin : Gill & Macmillan | | Publication Date: | 2010 | | Pagination: | 298 p. | | Layout: | ill (col) | | Size: | Paperback | | ISBN (or other code): | 978-0-7171-4756-4 | | General note: | New edition of this well-established textbook which details a wide range of communication topics with particular focus on the four main communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. | | Class number: | 302.2 | | Abstract: | New to this edition:
- Updated chapter on Communication Technology exploring: the internet as a democratic, 'bottom up' medium in which anyone can be a producer e.g. blogging, YouTube and social networking sites; the impact of social networking sites such as Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace; other technological developments such as Skype, Blackberry.
- Introduces group facilitation methods such as Open Space Technology and World Cafe.
- Updated chapter on Mass Communication including recent changes to Irish defamation laws. | | Contents note: | Preface, Acknowledgements, Part 1: Introduction - 1. Introduction to Communication, 2. Perception and culture; Part 2: The Written Word - 3. Reading, 4. Personal Writing, 5. Letters, 6. Functional Writing, 7. Reports, 8. Research Assignment, 9. Writing Skills Revision; Part 3: Nonverbal Communication - 10. Nonverbal Communication, 11. Visual Communication; Part 4: Interpersonal Communication - 12. Interpersonal Communication; Part 5: The Spoken Word - 13. Listening, 14. Speaking Skills 15. Dialogue and Negotiation Skills, 16. The Interview, 17. Groups and Meetings, 18. Oral Presentation; Part 6: Communication Technology - 19. The Telephone, 20. Computers, 21. The Internet, 22. Email; Part 7: Mass Communication - 23. Mass Communication; Appendix 1, Appendix 2 FETAC Communications Level 5 assessment requirements and relevant chapters at a glance, Bibliography
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Effective communication [printed text] / Nicholas Harvey, Author . - 3rd Edition . - Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2010 . - 298 p. : ill (col) ; Paperback. ISBN : 978-0-7171-4756-4 New edition of this well-established textbook which details a wide range of communication topics with particular focus on the four main communication skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. | Class number: | 302.2 | | Abstract: | New to this edition:
- Updated chapter on Communication Technology exploring: the internet as a democratic, 'bottom up' medium in which anyone can be a producer e.g. blogging, YouTube and social networking sites; the impact of social networking sites such as Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace; other technological developments such as Skype, Blackberry.
- Introduces group facilitation methods such as Open Space Technology and World Cafe.
- Updated chapter on Mass Communication including recent changes to Irish defamation laws. | | Contents note: | Preface, Acknowledgements, Part 1: Introduction - 1. Introduction to Communication, 2. Perception and culture; Part 2: The Written Word - 3. Reading, 4. Personal Writing, 5. Letters, 6. Functional Writing, 7. Reports, 8. Research Assignment, 9. Writing Skills Revision; Part 3: Nonverbal Communication - 10. Nonverbal Communication, 11. Visual Communication; Part 4: Interpersonal Communication - 12. Interpersonal Communication; Part 5: The Spoken Word - 13. Listening, 14. Speaking Skills 15. Dialogue and Negotiation Skills, 16. The Interview, 17. Groups and Meetings, 18. Oral Presentation; Part 6: Communication Technology - 19. The Telephone, 20. Computers, 21. The Internet, 22. Email; Part 7: Mass Communication - 23. Mass Communication; Appendix 1, Appendix 2 FETAC Communications Level 5 assessment requirements and relevant chapters at a glance, Bibliography
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