{"product_id":"communication-motivation-knowledge-skills-3rd-edition-9781433117145","title":"Communication: Motivation, Knowledge, Skills \/ 3rd Edition","description":"Now in its third edition, \u003cem\u003eCommunication: Motivation, Knowledge, Skills \u003c\/em\u003e(previously \u003cem\u003eHuman Communication: Motivation, Knowledge, and Skills\u003c\/em\u003e) is a textbook for the basic (hybrid) communication course at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the premise that all forms of communication can be important, this text helps students develop a framework for choosing communication messages and behaviors that will allow them to communicate competently in any situation. Through a theoretically-based and skills-oriented approach, the text emphasizes the basic themes of motivation, knowledge, and skills across the contexts of interpersonal communication, small group communication, public speaking, and computer-mediated communication and mass communication. Building on the success of the first two editions, this third edition is unique in that it: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Features the collaborative work of three recognized experts in the communication discipline, each of whom is a specialist in one of the three areas covered in the hybrid iteration of the basic communication course: Interpersonal communication, Brian H. Spitzberg; Small group communication, J. Kevin Barge; Public speaking, Sherwyn P. Morreale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Offers a unified approach to the basic processes of human communication based on a communication competence model pioneered by Brian H. Spitzberg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Includes extensive coverage of mediated competence and mass communication. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to theoretically based but accessible content, all chapters have features designed to enhance teaching and learning. These include the story of a student experience that opens each chapter and is discussed and used to illustrate the chapter's content; tables and boxes related to important topics presented to intrigue student readers and  lock in learning ; self-assessment tools students can use to evaluate their own motivation, knowledge, and skills related to real-world situations; and knowledge-building discussion questions and competence activities for home assignments or in-class groups at the conclusion of each chapter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA new Test Bank to accompany the third edition is available to instructors as a free PDF. Please email customerservice@plang.com to obtain a copy of this highly valid and reliable assessment resource. In addition, the lead author, Sherwyn Morreale, is happy to participate in a Q\u0026amp;A session with students via a video call every semester that the book is used. To arrange this, please email the author directly at smorreal@uccs.edu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-504802\"\u003eSherwyn P. Morreale\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5903919\"\u003eBrian Spitzberg\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10426913\"\u003eKevin Barge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433117145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433117142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LAN\"\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LAN004000\"\u003eCommunication Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS008000\"\u003eBusiness Ethics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS024000\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherwyn P. Morreale (PhD, University of Denver) is Director of Graduate Studies in Communication at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. For eight years, she served as Associate Director of the National Communication Association. She has authored or co-authored 24 journal articles, 15 book chapters, and 15 books and monographs, including \u003ci\u003eThe Competent Public Speaker \u003c\/i\u003e(Peter Lang, 2010). Dr. Morreale has presented numerous programs on public speaking and has received the National Communication Association's highest award for outstanding service to the communication discipline.\u003cbr\u003e Brian H. Spitzberg (PhD, University of Southern California) is currently Senate Distinguished Professor in the School of Communication at San Diego State University. He is author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of over 100 scholarly articles, books, and book chapters on communication competence and the dark side of communication. His 1994 co-authored book, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side of Relationship Pursuit: From Attraction to Obsession and Stalking\u003c\/i\u003e, won the biennial International Association for Relationship Research Book Award in 1996.\u003cbr\u003e J. Kevin Barge (PhD, University of Kansas) is Professor of Communication at Texas A \u0026amp; M University. He is also a tutor for the M.Sc. in Systemic Leadership, a management development program offered by the Kensington Consultation Center Foundation and the University of Bedfordshire. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Academy of Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManagement Communication Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. He has served on a number of national and international editorial boards for journals such as \u003ci\u003eHuman Relations.\u003c\/i\u003e Barge is a past president of the Central States Communication Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542800003309,"sku":"9781433117145","price":121.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0b797df4-89d7-451c-bbba-5ae4f3e348b6.jpg?v=1701533639","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/communication-motivation-knowledge-skills-3rd-edition-9781433117145","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}