Let's Talk about Relationships: Cases in Study Book

An important tool for making your interpersonal communication more effective, more interesting, and more rewarding! This innovative approach to the major concepts of interpersonal communication is characterized by succinct chapters outlining basic concepts followed by numerous cases that show how theory functions in daily encounters. The premise that you can only change yourself, not others, forms the basis for creating, developing, changing, and improving relationships. The concepts that the authors present help students develop a self-awareness that facilitates choosing appropriate, effective communication options for specific situations. The cases contain a variety of possible communication encounters and strategies. Students can imagine themselves in like situations meeting similar people or confronting similar problems and can decide what communication skills would be most useful in each instance. The book brings the important concepts of interpersonal communication to readers where they live.