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DKCommunicationUpdate,byLisaA.Ford-Brown
Communicationisdynamic,interactive,andengaging—sowhynotlearn itthatway? DKCommunication combinesapowerfullyvisualDorling Kindersley(DK)designandstrategicallychunkedinformationfora compellingnewapproachtotheintroductiontocommunicationcourse. Conceptsandtheorycometolifethroughvisualexamplesandgraphics
thatallowstudentstobetterunderstandideasandmakeconnectionsata glance.
DKCommunication featuresthestraightforwarddescriptions,examples, andpracticalinformationthatstudentsseekandissupportedwiththe foundationalcontentinstructorsknowtheirstudentsneedtosucceed. Learningobjectivesarefullyintegratedwithchaptercontents,text,and reviewsectionstoconsistentlyreinforceimportantcontentandhelp studentsimprovetheircommunicationskills.Inaddition,headingsutilize aquestion-and-answerformattoaddresscommonstudentquestionswith clearanswers.
Combiningtheseelementswithitscomprehensiveyetconcisecoverage, DKCommunication offersaneasy-to-navigateresourcethatequips studentswiththetoolsandconfidencetobeeffectivecommunicatorsin theclassroomandbeyond.
DKCommunication hasbeenupdatedinReveltoofferthemostcurrent andengaginginteractiveelements.Videos,assessments,andinteractive figureshavebeenthoroughlyevaluatedfortheirrelevanceandcurrency, withnewopportunitiesforinteractivityintegratedintothisupdate.Text updateshavebeenkepttoaminimumsothatstudentswhousetheprint versionofthistextwillhaveasimilarexperienceandinteractionwiththe narrativeasstudentsusingtheRevelversion.
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DKCommunication alsoincludesthefollowingfeatures:
PRESENTS CONCEPTS
VISUALLY,SUPPORTEDBYTEXT: The pairingofvisualsanddetailedexplanationsallowsstudentstogetan overviewataglanceandreadfurtherforspecifics.InRevel,many visualsareanimatedtofurtherhelpstudentsunderstandconcepts.
INCORPORATES LEARNING OBJECTIVES INMULTIPLEWAYS:
Learningobjectivesareemphasizedthroughout.Eachchapter’stable ofcontentsandreviewsectionpairtheobjectiveswiththeir correspondingheadings.Reinforcingtheobjectives,eachchapter
modulestartswithaquestionthatstudentsshouldbeabletoanswer completelyafterreadingthechapter.EachRevelinteractiveis designedtofurthersupportchapterlearningobjectives,providing opportunitiesforapplication,self-checks,andreflection.
EMPHASIZES THE BIG PICTURE: Studentsareshownhowtoview anyactofcommunicationfromawiderperspective,beginningwith (1)understandingcommunicationfoundations,(2)usingthis knowledgetoshapemessages,and(3)buildingonbothofthese areastoconnectwithothersininterpersonalrelationships,small groupinteractions,andpublicspeeches.AninteractiveUnderstandShape-Connectgraphicisusedineachoftheinterpersonal,small group,andpublicspeakingsectionstoemphasizetheirconnections.
Communication: Connecting in Interpersonal Relationships
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EMPHASIZES ETHICSINEVERY COMMUNICATION
SITUATION:
PracticingEthicssectionsareintegratedintoeachchapter.Tofurther drawattentiontotheimportanceofethics,manyofthesesectionsin RevelarepairedwithaJournalpromptorotherwritingexercise.
FEATURESSELF-CHECKS, SELF-TESTS, ANDTIPSFOR
PRACTICALAPPLICATION: Self-checksorself-testsinevery chaptergivestudentspracticaltoolstoassesstheirabilities.Boxed tipsprovideusefulinformationandadvicealongtheway.Manyof theseitemsinRevelincludeinteractiveself-assessmentsorwriting prompts.
HIGHLIGHTS EXAMPLES: Diverseexamplesandscenariosareused throughout,includingdialogue,languagetechniques,andspeech excerpts.InRevel,manyexamplesincludeaudioclipssostudentscan hearaswellasseeexamplesofeffectivecommunication.
INCLUDESTHOROUGH COVERAGE OF PUBLICSPEAKING: The publicspeakingchaptersprovidestep-by-steppracticalguidancefor creatingandpresentingaspeech.Coverageincludesnumerous examples,manyofthemannotated,andemphasizeshowtoevaluate sourcesandhowtocitethemorallyandinwrittenform.Revel providesvideosofavarietyofspeechesaswellasoutlineswithaudio annotations.
New to This Updated Edition
Thisupdatedversionincludesrevisionstothecontentaswellas interactiveenhancementstokeepthetextcurrentandpedagogically
effective.
Chapterbychapter, DKCommunication hasbeenupdatedtoincludethe followingtextanddigitalcomponents:
Chapter 1, Defining Human Communication:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityonimproving communication,featuringavideoabouttheDallasPoliceDepartment replacingitsoldradiocodeswithsimpleEnglish
Updatedexamplesofsocialmediause
Updatedtimespanfortheevolutionofthecommunicationmodel Figuresforthelinearmodel,theinteractivemodel,thetransactional model,andco-culturesnowinteractive
AnewandimprovedinteractiveformatfortheassessmentsSelf-Test: Self-PerceivedCommunicationCompetenceandSelf-Test:Personal ReportofCommunicationApprehension
Updatedvideoselections,includingnewvideosonethicalspeaking andinterculturalcommunication,withaccompanyingself-checks Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 2, Understanding Self and Others:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivity,featuringavideoon differencesthatareoftenusedtodefineandseparatepeople,suchas culture,gender,andrace
Updatedtechnologyandsocialmediaexamples
UpdatedsourcesonInternetsocialnetworkingrisksandself-esteem
AnewandimprovedinteractiveformatfortheSelf-Test:Rosenberg
Self-EsteemScale
Awritingactivitytoexplorenegativebias
Anewvideoonperceptionbarriers,withanaccompanyingself-check
Anactivityforreviewingkeybarrierstoimpressionformation
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 3, Verbal Communication:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityoneffectivelanguage, featuringvideofromapoetryslamperformance
Updatedstatisticsonthenumberoflivinglanguages
Updatedsocialmediaexamples,figure,andstatisticsonusage
Updatedexamplesofcurrenteventsandpopularculture
AnewandimprovedinteractiveformatfortheSelf-Test:Talkaholic Scale
Updatedvideoselections,includingaclipfromMalalaYousafzai’s Nobelacceptancespeech
Aninteractiveresourcewithtipsonhowtoimprovevocabulary
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 4, Nonverbal Communication:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivity,featuringavideoon speeddatingand“eyegazingparties”
Updatedsourcesonvocalfryandnonverbalcommunicationacross cultures
Aninteractivepreviewofthetraitsofnonverbalcommunication
Updatedvideoselections,includingnewvideosonhuggingin
AmericancultureandbodylanguageinTigerWoods’sapology
Self-assessableinteractiveformatsfortablesonEkman’sfunctionsof nonverbalcommunication,facialexpressiondisplaytechniques,and Altman’sterritorytypes
Anow-interactivelistoftheseventypesofmeaningsoftouch
Aninteractivereviewofthedifferenttypesofvocalcues
Aninteractiveresourcewithtipsonhowtoimprovedecodingand encodingskills
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 5, Listening:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivitytotestlistening, featuringaTEDTalkvideobyayounginventorwhodescribeshis
planforrecyclingStyrofoam
UpdatedstatisticsonthenumberofU.S.adultswithhearingloss
Updatedvideoselections,includingnewvideosontypesoflistening andhowtobeabetterlistener,withthelatteraccompaniedbyaselfcheck
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 6, Interpersonal Relationships:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityonlovethrough friendship,featuringaclipfromavideointerviewwithactorsLily CollinsandSamClaflinabouttheirmovie Love,Rosie
Updatedtechnologyandsocialmediaexamples
Figureforconnectingwithothersnowinteractive Updatedvideoselections,includingnewvideosontheongoing importanceoffamily,electronicallymediatedcommunication, romanticrelationships,andresponding,mostwithaccompanying self-checks
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 7, Conflict:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityonmediatingfor resolution,featuringvideoofaworkplaceconflictscenario
UpdatedU.S.populationstatisticsbyrace
Updatedsourceondomesticviolence
Self-assessableinteractiveformatsforreviewingcategoriesof disagreementandcategoriesofconflictbasedonnumberof participants
Updatedvideoselections,includingnewvideoclipson communicationandconflictresolution,withaccompanyingselfchecks
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 8, Group Communication and Leadership:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityongroupwork, featuringavideoofstudentsworkingonagroupproject
Updatedtechnologyandsocialmediaexamples
UpdatedsourcesforpercentagesofU.S.womencollegestudentsand womenintheU.S.workforce
Updatedsourceonteamworkskills
Figuresforconnectingwithothersandselectingatopicnow
interactive
Anewvideoongroupcommunication,withaccompanyingself-check
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 9, Groups at Work:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityonvirtual miscommunication,featuringvideoofaworkplaceconflictscenario
Updatedvideoselections,includingnewvideosonbrainwritingand virtualgroups,withaccompanyingself-checks
Updatedsourceondecision-makingskills
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Chapter 10, Developing a Speech Topic:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityonpublicspeaking, featuringaTEDTalkvideooncluestoprehistorictimesfoundin blindcavefish
UpdateddiscussionofgenerationaltrendstoincludeGenerationZ
Updatedexampleforself-actualizationneeds Figurefor connectingwithothersnowinteractive
Updatedvideoselections,includingnewvideosonfindingand selectingspeechtopicsandcomparingMelaniaTrump’s2016 conventionspeechtoMichelleObamain2008,withaccompanying self-checksorwritingactivities
AnewandimprovedinteractiveformatfortheSelf-Test:Personal ReportofPublicSpeakingAnxiety
Listofgeneralpurposesnowinteractiveandself-assessable Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 11, Creating a Speech:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivity,featuringvideoofa studentspeechonhowtotagcalves
Updatedexamplesofcitingtypesofstatistics
SamplecitationsandresourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Updatedvideoselections,includingvideoclipsoforalcitationsand newvideosonevaluatingsources,oralcitations,organizational strategies,andattention-getters,withaccompanyingself-checks
Newaudioexcerptstoillustratecitingtypesofstatistics
FigureforoutliningMonroe’smotivatedsequencenowinteractive Interactivesummarysection
Chapter 12, Presenting a Speech:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityonusinglanguageina speech,featuringavideoclipofElaineChaospeakingabouther backgroundasanimmigrant
Tableoncharacteristicsoforalandwrittenstylenowinteractiveand self-assessable
Interactivelistofsuggestionsfordeliveringsupportmaterial
Updatedvideoselections,including“needsimprovement”and “better”videoclipsofastudentspeechonobesityandnewvideoson confidenceandanxiety,mediatedpresentations,andusing presentationsaids,withaccompanyingself-checks
Aninteractivepreviewofthetypesofpresentationaids
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Chapter 13, Informative Speaking:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityoninformative speaking,featuringavideoofastudentspeechonhowtotieonafish hook
Updatedsourcesforlocatingvideos
Awritingactivityforcreatinganinformativeideabank
Figureonnarrowinganinformativetopicnowinteractive
Updatedvideoselections,includingaTEDTalkvideoonfindinglife onotherplanetsandvideoofastudentspeechondepressionthatis featuredthroughoutthechapter,withaself-checkaccompanyingthe videoofthefullspeech
Interactivesummarysection
ResourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle
Chapter 14, Persuasive Speaking:
Achapter-openingvideoandwritingactivityonpersuasivespeaking, featuringvideoclipsfromEmmaGonzalezspeakingatMarchforOur Lives
SamplecitationsandresourcelistupdatedtoMLA8theditionstyle Updatedvideoselections,includingavideoclipofGeorgeW.Bush speakingonSeptember11,2001;aTEDTalkonhowfakenewsdoes realharm;newvideosoncredibilityandanalyzingthepersuasive situation,withaccompanyingself-checks;andvideoofastudent speechonhumantraffickingthatisfeaturedthroughoutthechapter, withaself-checkaccompanyingthevideoofthefullspeech Awritingactivityforcreatingapersuasiveideabank Figureonnarrowingapersuasivetopicnowinteractive Interactivesummarysection
Revel for DKCommunication
Ineverychapter,interactivefeaturespromotecomprehensionand masteryofcoreconceptsinwaysthatwillengagestudents.These featuresinclude:
VIDEOSWITH ACCOMPANYING VIDEO SELF-CHECKS: Videos bringtolifeadditionalexamples,scenarios,andexplanationsof communicationprinciplesacrossinterpersonal,group,andpublic speakingsituations.Samplespeechesallowstudentstoseespeeches beingdeliveredandprovideextrahelpindevelopinganddelivering theirownspeeches.Manyvideosareaccompaniedbyvideoselfchecksthatallowstudentstotesttheirknowledgeofthecontentand informationinthevideos.
Video Self-Check: Electronically Mediated Communication
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SELF-ASSESSMENTS: Self-assessmentinstrumentsallowstudentsto analyzetheirowncommunicationstyles,enablingthemtolearnand growoverthedurationofthecourse.
Self-Test: Self-PerceivedCommunication Competence
INTERACTIVEFIGURES : Figuresandillustrationsinthetext(such astheJohariWindow,Gottman’sNegativeConflictBehaviors,and Maslow’sHierarchyofNeeds)havebeenanimatedtomakecomplex conceptseasiertounderstandthroughinteractivity.
Interactive
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Question of Yougot outof onyourfirsttry. Try of . Youhave correct. Start Term Challenge Start Definition Challenge End Challenge Check Answers Try Again
INTEGRATEDWRITING OPPORTUNITIES: Questionsforreview andreflectionareintegratedintotheprinttextandRevel,giving studentsanopportunitytostopandthinkaboutthecontent presentedandtorespondinawrittenformat.Thesewriting opportunitiestaketheformofjournalingpromptsforindividual studentresponseandsharedwritingpromptsthatallowstudentsto respondtoanddiscussthesamequestionsastheirclassmates.
AUDIO EXCERPTS
:In-lineaudioallowsstudentstohearshort excerptsofdialogue,languageuse,andspeechesastheyread,giving themabetterappreciationoftheseexamplesthancanbegainedfrom aprintedtext.
FULL-LENGTH SPEECHOUTLINES WITH ANNOTATIONS: Three completepreparationoutlinesofstudentspeeches(twoinformative, onepersuasive)areaccompaniedbyaudioannotationsthathighlight goodoutliningformandexplainsomeofthechoicesthespeakers madewhilepreparingtheiroutlinesandspeeches.See,forexample, module13.4.6 ,PreparationOutlineforanInformativeSpeech.
ToaccessyourownRevelaccountandgetmoreinformationaboutthe toolsandresourcesinRevel,gotowww.pearsonhighered.com/Revel.
