The Essential Guide to Group Communication
The Essential Guide to Group Communication

Author: Dan O'Hair

Publisher: Bedford/st Martins

Published: 2006-05-01

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 9780312451943

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Written by Dan O'Hair, a noted scholar and president of the National Communication Association, and Mary O. Wiemann, a master teacher, The Essential Guide to Group Communication is a brief but thorough supplement that begins with the basics of communication theory and moves on to explain the key concepts of successful group communication. Designed to complement The Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication and a wide variety off public speaking texts, this booklet offers instructors flexible options for designing a public speaking or introduction to communication course.

The Essential Guide to Group Communication
The Essential Guide to Group Communication

Author: Dan O'Hair

Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education

Published: 2017-12-18

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1319198627

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Small group communication skills are increasingly vital both in a wide variety of college classes and in the professional world where organizations hold meetings and create teams as part of day-to-day problem solving. After a brief introduction to communication theory, this concise and insightful text explains the role of group communication within organizations and in other settings. It then moves on to explain the various roles in a group environment and useful guidelines for acting as an effective leader, avoiding groupthink, and achieving optimal results. With new content on communicating in organizations, leadership and decision making in groups, the latest in communication technology, and advice and tips for using mediated communication, the third edition of the Essential Guide to Group Communication provides valuable and current guidance to today's students.

An Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication
An Essential Guide to Interpersonal Communication

Author: Quentin J. Schultze

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2015-09-22

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 1441248722

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Virtually every human endeavor involves interpersonal communication. Leading Christian scholar and media commentator Quentin Schultze and respected professor of communication Diane Badzinski offer a solid Christian perspective on the topic, helping readers communicate with faith, skill, and virtue in their interpersonal relationships. Designed as a companion to Schultze's successful An Essential Guide to Public Speaking, this inviting book provides biblical wisdom on critical areas of interpersonal communication: gratitude, listening, self-assessment, forgiveness, trust, encouragement, peace, and fidelity. Given the rapid rise and widespread use of social media, the book also integrates intriguing insights from the latest research on the influence of social media on interpersonal relationships. It includes engaging stories and numerous sidebars featuring practical lists, definitions, illustrations, and biblical insights.

Group and Team Coaching
Group and Team Coaching

Author: Christine Thornton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-04-05

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1136976116

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This book offers a new perspective on the subconscious and non-verbal processes through which people learn and communicate with each other in groups. Describing these processes in the context of modern organisational life, it provides practical advice about how to do group and team coaching. Introducing key concepts from psychology, group analysis and systems theory, Group and Team Coaching gives practical guidance on core areas of group coaching: team coaching, group supervision, action learning sets and other learning groups. Casting new light on the ‘secret life’ of groups and teams, it discusses: the invisible processes of group dynamics pitfalls of group coaching and how to avoid them how to design coaching interventions common dilemmas ethics and supervision With many vignettes and case studies, Group and Team Coaching is essential reading for coaches who work with groups and teams.

The Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research
The Handbook of Group Communication Theory and Research

Author: Lawrence R. Frey

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 1999-07-08

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13: 9780761910275

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Documents and synthesizes work done in group communication scholarship's 50-year history, presenting an overview of group communication study from its beginnings in pedagogy to its status as a mature discipline with a variety of theoretical positions and methodological practices. Material is divided