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Icebreaker : A Manual for Public Speaking
Tracey L. Smith, Mary Tague-Busler

Waveland Press, 1998

The Fourth Edition of Icebreaker offers students a conversational, highly accessible yet compact presentation of ideas designed to help them master the fundamentals of public speaking. Students are guided through the steps of choosing and focusing the topic and researching, preparing, and delivering their speech. Outstanding features of the book include detailed chapter outlines, chapter summaries and study questions, numerous sample class ...

The Key to Survival: Interpersonal
Tracey L. Smith, Mary Tague-Busler

Waveland Pr Inc, 2006

This impressive third edition will ignite readers to hone their communication skills and achieve positive results when they interact with others. Smith and Tague-Busler remain dedicated to presenting interpersonal communication concepts in a lively, accessible manner that compels students to grasp and apply useful communication techniques in their daily lives. Each chapter begins with a list of topics discussed, followed by a vignette?an element ...

The Key to Survival: Interpersonal Communication
Tracey L. Smith, Mary Tague-Busler

Waveland Pr Inc, 2000

Communication--a learned process that is essential to human survival. This engaging, down-to-earth text uses real-life examples to relate the principles of interpersonal communication to developing and implementing effective communication skills. The discussion of vital topics includes verbal and nonverbal communication, self-concept, defensiveness, perception, gender differences, listening and responding, self-disclosure, and conflict. In ...