This book pulls together new chapters and existing chapters from the GRL catalogue to create a survey textbook for an introduction communication course. The book focuses on key areas including rhetoric/public speaking, organizational/intragroup communication, and interpersonal communication.
Aaron Duncan is an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also Director of the Speech & Debate Team and the Co-Director of departments introductory course COMM 101: Communication in the 21st Century. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Communication Studies at UNL in 2011 with a specialization in Rhetoric and Public Culture. His first book Gambling with the American Dream examined the evolution of the American Dream and the expansion of legalized gambling. He has won multiple awards for both his teaching and coaching work.
Chapter 1: Introduction to Communication Studies
Chapter 2: Introduction to Advocacy
Chapter 3: Creating and Analyzing Arguments
Chapter 4: First Speech
Chapter 5: Effective Public Speaking
Chapter 6: Persuasive Speaking
Chapter 7: Mass Media Contexts
Chapter 8: Organizational Communication
Chapter 9: Family Communication
Chapter 10: Initiating Relationships
Chapter 11: Sustaining Relationships
Chapter 12: Terminating Relationships
Chapter 13: Intercultural Communication