Talk the Talk: Finding Your Voice When Speaking Matters Communication Workbook for College, Career, and Conversation
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 92
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This book introduces the fundamentals of communication, including communication models, interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, emotional intelligence, relationship development, and communication theory. Students develop public speaking skills through narrative, informative, persuasive, and applied presentations while examining how communication functions in personal, academic, and professional contexts. The course concludes with an action research project that connects communication concepts to workplace and career applications.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION
SETTING COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
ICE BREAKERS
DEFINITIONS, DIMENSIONS, AND MODELS
MULTIDIMENSIONALITY
THE DIMENSIONS MODEL OF COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT
HOW WE COMMUNICATE
EMOTIONS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
EMOTIONS AND MUSIC
EMOTIONS AND COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE
CHAPTER 1 WRAPUP
CHAPTER 2 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
SETTING COMMUNICATION OBJECTIVES
NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION ON THE BIG SCREEN
APPLYING THEORY TO SELF
RELATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING
ICE BREAKERS
THE NARRATIVE SPEECH
THE INFORMATIVE SPEECH
THE PERSUASIVE SPEECH
MIXED SPEECH FORMATS – AUTHENTIC SCENARIOS
CHAPTER 4 COURSE TO CAREER
ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT
WORKS CITED
Lynn Fay, MBA, Ed.S., is the founder of Time 2 Thrive, LLC and a certified clinician specializing in family estrangement, grief, and relationship issues. She was a professor at CT State Community College and is a certified school administrator with a degree in psychology from Yale University. Her work focuses on supporting parents, grandparents, and adult children navigating estrangement and strengthening family relationships through education and clinical practice.