Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills Book

	Foreword
	Preface
1	Explicating Communicative Competence As a Theoretical Term	3
2	Models of Adult Communication Skill Acquisition: Practice and the Course of Performance Improvement	51
3	Methods of Interpersonal Skill Assessment	93
4	Methods of Social Skills Training and Development	135
5	Nonverbal Communication Skills	179
6	Applying the Skills Concept to Discourse and Conversation: The Remediation of Performance Defects in Talk-in-Interaction	221
7	Message Production Skill in Social Interaction	257
8	Message Reception Skills in Social Communication	291
9	Impression Management: Goals, Strategies, and Skills	357
10	Informing and Explaining Skills: Theory and Research on Informative Communication	403
11	Arguing Skill	439
12	Persuasion As a Social Skill	479
13	Managing Interpersonal Conflict: A Model of Events Related to Strategic Choices	515
14	Emotional Support Skills	551
15	How to "Do Things" With Narrative: A Communication Perspective on Narrative Skill	595
16	Friendship Interaction Skills Across the Life-Span	637
17	Accomplishing Romantic Relationships	685
18	Communication Skills in Couples: A Review and Discussion of Emerging Perspectives	723
19	Parenting Skills and Social-Communicative Competence in Childhood	753
20	Negotiation Skills	801
21	Communication Skills for Group Decision Making	835
22	Skillfully Instructing Learners: How Communicators Effectively Convey Messages	871
23	Interpersonal Communication Skills in Health Care Contexts	909
24	New Directions in Intercultural Communication Competence: The Process Model	935
	Author Index	959
	Subject Index	1005