Real Communication [with eText Access Code]

by Dan O'Hair, Mary Wiemann, Jennifer Willis Rivera

Real Communication uses stories from real people and the world around us to present the best and most lively introduction to communication concepts. Professors and students alike have fallen in love with Real Communication’s down-to-earth writing style, its coverage of research, and its wealth of learning and teaching tools. They also appreciate how Real Communication strives to weave the discipline’s different strands together with the CONNECT feature that shows students how concepts work and apply across interpersonal, small group, and public speaking contexts.
 
The Second Edition is even better with a broader array of engaging examples, new coverage of hot topics in the field like Intercultural and mediated communication, plus a public speaking unit honed to provide the essential information students need for this fast-paced course. Whether you want a traditional paperback, an e-Book — online or downloadable to a device — a looseleaf edition, or the book within the new HumanCommClass, Real Communication has an option for you. Read the preface.

Genres: Textbooks, Nonfiction, School

Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

DAN O'HAIR is dean of the University of Kentucky College of Communications and Information Studies (2009). Married with two children. 1982-Ph.D. University of Oklahoma Communication; 1979-M.A. Texas Tech University Speech Communication; 1978 B.A. Texas Tech University Speech Communication

Reviews

[Charlette · Rating 4 out of 5]

We had to use this book for my Intro to Speech class. I wouldn't normally add this to my goodreads, but considering the reason I didn't read as many books this year is because I had to read textbooks, I'm going to county it towards my goodreads goal lol.

The textbook was very easy to read, which is nice, especially with a heavy course load and/or working full-time while going to school (like myself). It's straight foward, informative, and doesn't bog itself down by repeating itself.

If this is the required textbook for whatever speech class you need to take, I would definitely count that as a point in its favor.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

okay for a text book.

[谢林 Schelling · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was alright. There cited are an abundance of academic studies but few attempts to build a sound structure from the bottom up.