Essential Communication

by Ronald B. Adler, George Rodman, Athena du Pré

Essential Communication, 4th Edition bridges the gap between the concepts and theory that instructors want and need their students to learn and the skills that students want to know and practice. As students read, they are shown how to enhance knowledge and skill through Ask Yourself self quizzes, Pause to Reflect questions, Tips & Reminders, and Putting it All Together end-of-chapter application exercises that invite them to apply what they are learning to real-life situations. All this skills-based information is informed by the most up-to-date research in communication and readily assignable through Oxford Insight.

With Essential Communication, 4th Edition, everything is essential, and nothing is extra. Each chapter breaks down the concepts in a concise, digestible manner. With Oxford Insight, videos showcase communication strategies and activities invite students to practice, apply, and reflect on strategies from the reading. The result is an unconventional, interactive experience providing deeper levels of learning than a traditional text.

Every element of Essential Communication, 4th Edition is designed to make students better communicators-online, in person, at home, and at work. Through tips, activities, and reflections, students will be prepared to build and sustain strong relationships, navigate group and career dynamics, and be prepared for future public speaking engagements. For instructors looking to provide their students with deep-level active learning, constant application, and skill improvement, this is the essential introduction to communication.

366 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 2015

About the author

Ronald Brian Adler

Reviews

[Jessica Gleason · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a decent overview for a 1st year comm. class.

[Caley Khovananth · Rating 2 out of 5]

It made me cry at least once and therefore it counts on my yearly reading goal. Anyone who says a textbook doesn’t count can fuck off. I worked hard and suffered through a summer communications class for this shit.

[Trixy Lemell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really loved this book. Everything is easy to read and follow along. A lot of white space and images so you don't feel as though you are drowning in text and information. Things are put in bold and italics that are important. There are a ton of examples in writing and in image form. There are reflection questions that are not pointless, bullet points, and if you look online you can find a learning guide that is free.

On top of all this, not only is this book informative and easy to understand, it is also up to date with examples and topics that are current to our times.

Highly recommend this book.

[Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's time to put this textbook to rest. It's a bit bittersweet because I cannot get over how much I love this textbook. It was a breeze to read and was so interesting to the point where I never even fell asleep!! I had my last lecture for my speech class using this book last week and have my exams this week. Thank you, Essential Communication, for opening my eyes to so much!

[David Song · Rating 5 out of 5]

Testing..

[Cidney Ko · Rating 4 out of 5]

While some of this is common sense, I actually found a lot of this to be really useful information. I read it during a college course.

[Stefan Lotz · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent text for an ESL B2+ Business Communication course. The language is accessible and the coverage extensive. It also provides a good background to American cultural communication trends.

[Kaylin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I mean it's a school book. Not particularly fantastic.

[nick]

a decent and easy to read textbook