The handbook of communication skills

This new edition provides a comprehensive analysis of research, theory and practice in the key skill areas of communication. It examines in detail the core principle that interpersonal communication can be conceptualised as a form of skilled activity and presents a comprehensive transactional model of skilled communication. Content: Communication skill in theory and practice -- Core communication skills -- Specialised contexts -- Interviewing contexts -- The training context. Abstract: Provides a comprehensive analysis of research, theory and practice in the key skill areas of communication. This book examines in detail the core principle that interpersonal communication can be conceptualised as a form of skilled activity and presents a comprehensive transactional model of skilled communication. Read more...