Handbook of Communication Skills
Publisher: Routledge | ISBN: 0415359104 | edition 2006 | PDF | 586 pages | 1,93 mb
The subjects of social skills and communication skills are ones that
attract immense interest, both from academic researchers interested in
them for their own sake, and from practitioners who either require such
skills in their professional work or need to teach them to those with
limited skills. This completely revised and updated second edition
includes a new section on Interviewing Contexts, including chapters on
selection, helping, appraisal and survey interviewing, and has a new
chapter on Relational Communication.
The Handbook of Communication Skills is a comprehensive volume on the
subject and has contributions from world leaders in their particular
fields. It will be essential for researchers and students in
psychology, as well as managers, psychiatrists, social workers,
teachers, nurses and therapists, whose day-to-day work so depends on
communication skills.
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Owen Hargie, David Dickson - Communication Skills for Effective Management
Palgrave Macmillan | 2004 | ISBN: 0333965752 | Pages: 450 | PDF | 1.85 MB
It
is now widely recognized that communication is at the very heart of
effective management. There is an ever-expanding demand for valid and
generalizable information on how best to relate to people in
organizational contexts. Communication Skills for Effective Management
meets this demand. It demonstrates how, for managers to be successful,
they need to employ a range of key communication skills, styles and
strategies. The contents are based upon the authors' considerable
experiences of researching, teaching and consulting in a range of
private and public sector organizations. From their academic and
real-world involvement they have identified the core skills of
effective management. Presented in an academically rigorous yet
student-friendly way, the reader is encouraged to interact with the
material covered. Each chapter contains a series of boxed text,
diagrams, tables and illustrations which summarize core points.
Exercises are also provided to enable managers to put the material
reviewed into practice. All of this is underpinned and supported by a
firm foundation of research findings. Communication Skills for
Effective Management will be an excellent text for undergraduate
business and management students studying business communication as
well as MBA students.
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Communicating with More Confidence: How to Improve Communication Skills, Enhance Relationships
Rowmark Ltd | 2007-09-03 | ISBN: 0954804570 | 128 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Communicating effectively should be the simplest thing in the world, we
talk and listen - or do we? And is that all there is to it? When things
go wrong in a company, a friendship, a personal relationship,
communication or rather lack of it or misinterpreting it, is often at
the heart of the problem. Improving your communication skills can bring
huge rewards; it can help you to win more contracts and sales, gain
promotion, manage your organisation or your team more effectively, find
friendship, even love.It can enhance relationships both at work and at
home. So it's worth getting it right isn't it? This book will provide
tips and techniques to improve communication skills and gain the
co-operation of others. It includes topics such as: How to read,
interpret and use body language; How to create the right visual
appearance; How to use your voice - tone, accent, pitch, pace etc.; How
to use powerful and persuasive words; How to get people to like you;
How to influence people to your way of thinking; How to persuade people
to co-operate with you; How to get on someone's wavelength; and How to
hear, recognise and use the different communication styles between men
and women.
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English in Medicine: A Course in Communication Skills
Pages:156 | PDF | Cambridge University Press; 3rd Revised edition (6 Jan 2005) | ISBN 0521606667 | 15.5 MB
English in Medicine is a course for doctors, medical students and other
medical professionals who need to communicate with patients and medical
colleagues. Each of the seven units focuses on one area of
doctor-patient communication, from history-taking and examination to
diagnosis and treatment. The course develops all four skills through a
wide variety of activities. The third edition is now in full colour and
has been updated to take account of developments in medicine and the
impact of new information technology. The course does not require
specialist knowledge on the part of the teacher.
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Improve Your Communication Skills
Kogan Page (2006-11-01) | ISBN 0749448229 | 145 Pages | PDF | 1 Mb
Communicate in a professional manner in any situation. Whether you're
making a sales pitch or addressing a large audience, there are ways to
get your message across clearly and effectively every time. Using
everyday language, Alan Barker shows how to achieve verbal, vocal and
visual success in seven easy steps. Practical pointers, examples and
templates are included for all forms of communication, including
writing for the web, public speaking, conducting interviews and even
casual conversation.
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Communication Skills (Career Skills Library)
Ferguson Publishing Company | Pages:128 l 2004-05 | ISBN: 0816055173 | PDF | 1 Mb
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Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection: A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children With Autism, Asperg
Jessica Kingsley Publishers | 2003 | ISBN: 1843107163 | Pages: 192 | PDF | 1.23 MB
Giggle Time is a step-by-step program for parents, teachers and other
professionals to help develop the non-verbal, verbal and social
reciprocity skills of children with autism. It describes in accessible
detail how to communicate with children with autism and gives clear
instructions on "how to" techniques for developing language skills.
Specifically addressing developmental delays, Giggle Time helps to lay
the necessary framework for future language growth by turning the
actions the child initiates into interactions with meaning. This is a
user-friendly guide, packed full of fun and child-centered exercises
that can be carried out at home or in the classroom.
Download
=========================
Language Development: Circle Time Sessions to Improve Communication Skills (Spirals)
David Fulton Publish | English | 2004-07-15 | ISBN: 1843121565 | 144 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB
This book offers an inclusive approach to developing children's
language and thinking skills and their emotional literacy in three core
areas of the curriculum. By running small, practical group sessions,
involving games and activities, children can build up their confidence
gradually.
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Or
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===========================
John O. Greene, Brant R. Burleson. "Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills"
Lawrence Erlbaum Ass. | 2003 | ISBN: 0805834176 | 1051 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
This
Handbook is a milestone in the study of communication skills. In its
depth and breadth, it is a remarkable work that both chronicles the
field and provides a framework for the next generation of theory and
research. When such an important milestone has been reached, it is
useful to reflect on the journey thus far.
Readers of this book
almost certainly agree that many of the most important activities in
which we engage are communicative. Our ability to create and sustain
our social world depends in large measure on how well we communicate.
People’s social skills are crucial to their well-being—individually and
collectively. The importance of understanding skillful behavior in all
its complexities cannot be overstated.
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Or
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=======================
Supporting Language and Communication
Paul Chapman Educational Publishing | 136 pages | 2006 | ISBN: 1412912806 | PDF | 3 mb
Anyone working with children knows about the current debate surrounding
the need for development of effective communication skills. This book
examines aspects of communication, and considers how a positive
learning environment can nurture a good understanding of communication.
Teaching Assistants will find this book helps them to acquire a
portfolio of skills and strategies that they can call on to provide
optimum support when working with children in a variety of situations.
Contents include:
" an exploration of current issues, such as the difference between home and school language;
" how to communicate material and information effectively to pupils so that learning is optimised;
" a consideration of the needs of particular groups of speakers;
" what might be the consequences of poor communication skills, and how to address these difficulties.
The content of the book relates to both Early Years and Primary, and there are case studies from a variety of settings.
Anyone studying for a Foundation Degree, or working towards Higher
Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, will find this book meets their
needs.
Rosemary Sage is Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester, and is
also the director of the Centre for Innovation in Research for
Educational Achievement. She runs a variety of LEA course for teaching
assistants around the country. She has published extensively, mostly
with a focus on communication. Min Wilkie is Programme Leader for the
Foundation Degree in Educational Studies for Teaching Assistants at the
University of Leicester.
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=======================
English for bussiness communication (for everyone)
Cambridge University Press; 2 edition | April 14, 2003 | English | ISBN: 0521754496 | PDF | 91 Pgs | 13.6 MB
English for Business Communication is full of interesting and varied
awareness-raising activities concerning both style and cultural
differences.' BESIG Newsletter Winter 97/98
'It is a useful resource book, easily dipped into, and useful for
either stimulating discussion, looking at the importance of style (i.e.
formal, informal, direct, neutral, warm, distant etc, ), or presenting
the language necessary for operating in the various skills areas. The
format is traditional, although the subject is not, so it creates a
feeling of security in students used to a prescriptive approach. Worth
adding to the Business English shelf.' BESIG Newsletter Winter 97/98
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
English for Business Communications is a short course for managers who
need to improve their communicative ability when: socializing using the
telephone taking part in meetings negotiating presenting The focus is
on building confidence and improving fluency. Key features - Modular
approach for greater flexibility - Focus on listening and speaking -
Language and communication skills checklists for all 15 units -
realistic communication activities - new self-study sections for all 15
units to enhance effectiveness Components Student's Book.
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Communication Patterns of Engineers
Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press | ISBN: 047148492X | edition 2004 | PDF | 280 pages | 1,61 mb
Communication Patterns of Engineers brings together, summarizes, and
analyzes the research on how engineers communicate, presenting
benchmark data and identifying gaps in the existing research. Written
by two renowned experts in this area, the text:
Compares engineering communication patterns with those of science and medicine
Offers information on improving engineering communication skills,
including the use of communication tools to address engineering
departments' concerns about the inadequacies of communication by
engineers
Provides strong conclusions to address what lessons engineering
educators, librarians, and communication professionals can learn from
the research presented
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Publisher: Routledge | ISBN: 0415359104 | edition 2006 | PDF | 586 pages | 1,93 mb
The subjects of social skills and communication skills are ones that
attract immense interest, both from academic researchers interested in
them for their own sake, and from practitioners who either require such
skills in their professional work or need to teach them to those with
limited skills. This completely revised and updated second edition
includes a new section on Interviewing Contexts, including chapters on
selection, helping, appraisal and survey interviewing, and has a new
chapter on Relational Communication.
The Handbook of Communication Skills is a comprehensive volume on the
subject and has contributions from world leaders in their particular
fields. It will be essential for researchers and students in
psychology, as well as managers, psychiatrists, social workers,
teachers, nurses and therapists, whose day-to-day work so depends on
communication skills.
Download
Or
Download
Or
Download
Or
Download
Or
Download
==============================
Owen Hargie, David Dickson - Communication Skills for Effective Management
Palgrave Macmillan | 2004 | ISBN: 0333965752 | Pages: 450 | PDF | 1.85 MB
It
is now widely recognized that communication is at the very heart of
effective management. There is an ever-expanding demand for valid and
generalizable information on how best to relate to people in
organizational contexts. Communication Skills for Effective Management
meets this demand. It demonstrates how, for managers to be successful,
they need to employ a range of key communication skills, styles and
strategies. The contents are based upon the authors' considerable
experiences of researching, teaching and consulting in a range of
private and public sector organizations. From their academic and
real-world involvement they have identified the core skills of
effective management. Presented in an academically rigorous yet
student-friendly way, the reader is encouraged to interact with the
material covered. Each chapter contains a series of boxed text,
diagrams, tables and illustrations which summarize core points.
Exercises are also provided to enable managers to put the material
reviewed into practice. All of this is underpinned and supported by a
firm foundation of research findings. Communication Skills for
Effective Management will be an excellent text for undergraduate
business and management students studying business communication as
well as MBA students.
Download
Or
Download
========================
Communicating with More Confidence: How to Improve Communication Skills, Enhance Relationships
Rowmark Ltd | 2007-09-03 | ISBN: 0954804570 | 128 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Communicating effectively should be the simplest thing in the world, we
talk and listen - or do we? And is that all there is to it? When things
go wrong in a company, a friendship, a personal relationship,
communication or rather lack of it or misinterpreting it, is often at
the heart of the problem. Improving your communication skills can bring
huge rewards; it can help you to win more contracts and sales, gain
promotion, manage your organisation or your team more effectively, find
friendship, even love.It can enhance relationships both at work and at
home. So it's worth getting it right isn't it? This book will provide
tips and techniques to improve communication skills and gain the
co-operation of others. It includes topics such as: How to read,
interpret and use body language; How to create the right visual
appearance; How to use your voice - tone, accent, pitch, pace etc.; How
to use powerful and persuasive words; How to get people to like you;
How to influence people to your way of thinking; How to persuade people
to co-operate with you; How to get on someone's wavelength; and How to
hear, recognise and use the different communication styles between men
and women.
Download
Or
Download
Or
Download
=============================
English in Medicine: A Course in Communication Skills
Pages:156 | PDF | Cambridge University Press; 3rd Revised edition (6 Jan 2005) | ISBN 0521606667 | 15.5 MB
English in Medicine is a course for doctors, medical students and other
medical professionals who need to communicate with patients and medical
colleagues. Each of the seven units focuses on one area of
doctor-patient communication, from history-taking and examination to
diagnosis and treatment. The course develops all four skills through a
wide variety of activities. The third edition is now in full colour and
has been updated to take account of developments in medicine and the
impact of new information technology. The course does not require
specialist knowledge on the part of the teacher.
Download
Or
Download
Or
Download
Or
Download
Or
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Or
AUDIO
P1
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=======================
Improve Your Communication Skills
Kogan Page (2006-11-01) | ISBN 0749448229 | 145 Pages | PDF | 1 Mb
Communicate in a professional manner in any situation. Whether you're
making a sales pitch or addressing a large audience, there are ways to
get your message across clearly and effectively every time. Using
everyday language, Alan Barker shows how to achieve verbal, vocal and
visual success in seven easy steps. Practical pointers, examples and
templates are included for all forms of communication, including
writing for the web, public speaking, conducting interviews and even
casual conversation.
Download
Or
Download
==============================
Communication Skills (Career Skills Library)
Ferguson Publishing Company | Pages:128 l 2004-05 | ISBN: 0816055173 | PDF | 1 Mb
Download
Or
Download
===================
Giggle Time - Establishing the Social Connection: A Program to Develop the Communication Skills of Children With Autism, Asperg
Jessica Kingsley Publishers | 2003 | ISBN: 1843107163 | Pages: 192 | PDF | 1.23 MB
Giggle Time is a step-by-step program for parents, teachers and other
professionals to help develop the non-verbal, verbal and social
reciprocity skills of children with autism. It describes in accessible
detail how to communicate with children with autism and gives clear
instructions on "how to" techniques for developing language skills.
Specifically addressing developmental delays, Giggle Time helps to lay
the necessary framework for future language growth by turning the
actions the child initiates into interactions with meaning. This is a
user-friendly guide, packed full of fun and child-centered exercises
that can be carried out at home or in the classroom.
Download
=========================
Language Development: Circle Time Sessions to Improve Communication Skills (Spirals)
David Fulton Publish | English | 2004-07-15 | ISBN: 1843121565 | 144 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB
This book offers an inclusive approach to developing children's
language and thinking skills and their emotional literacy in three core
areas of the curriculum. By running small, practical group sessions,
involving games and activities, children can build up their confidence
gradually.
Download
Or
Download
===========================
John O. Greene, Brant R. Burleson. "Handbook of Communication and Social Interaction Skills"
Lawrence Erlbaum Ass. | 2003 | ISBN: 0805834176 | 1051 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
This
Handbook is a milestone in the study of communication skills. In its
depth and breadth, it is a remarkable work that both chronicles the
field and provides a framework for the next generation of theory and
research. When such an important milestone has been reached, it is
useful to reflect on the journey thus far.
Readers of this book
almost certainly agree that many of the most important activities in
which we engage are communicative. Our ability to create and sustain
our social world depends in large measure on how well we communicate.
People’s social skills are crucial to their well-being—individually and
collectively. The importance of understanding skillful behavior in all
its complexities cannot be overstated.
Download
Or
Download
=======================
Supporting Language and Communication
Paul Chapman Educational Publishing | 136 pages | 2006 | ISBN: 1412912806 | PDF | 3 mb
Anyone working with children knows about the current debate surrounding
the need for development of effective communication skills. This book
examines aspects of communication, and considers how a positive
learning environment can nurture a good understanding of communication.
Teaching Assistants will find this book helps them to acquire a
portfolio of skills and strategies that they can call on to provide
optimum support when working with children in a variety of situations.
Contents include:
" an exploration of current issues, such as the difference between home and school language;
" how to communicate material and information effectively to pupils so that learning is optimised;
" a consideration of the needs of particular groups of speakers;
" what might be the consequences of poor communication skills, and how to address these difficulties.
The content of the book relates to both Early Years and Primary, and there are case studies from a variety of settings.
Anyone studying for a Foundation Degree, or working towards Higher
Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) status, will find this book meets their
needs.
Rosemary Sage is Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester, and is
also the director of the Centre for Innovation in Research for
Educational Achievement. She runs a variety of LEA course for teaching
assistants around the country. She has published extensively, mostly
with a focus on communication. Min Wilkie is Programme Leader for the
Foundation Degree in Educational Studies for Teaching Assistants at the
University of Leicester.
Download
Or
Download
=======================
English for bussiness communication (for everyone)
Cambridge University Press; 2 edition | April 14, 2003 | English | ISBN: 0521754496 | PDF | 91 Pgs | 13.6 MB
English for Business Communication is full of interesting and varied
awareness-raising activities concerning both style and cultural
differences.' BESIG Newsletter Winter 97/98
'It is a useful resource book, easily dipped into, and useful for
either stimulating discussion, looking at the importance of style (i.e.
formal, informal, direct, neutral, warm, distant etc, ), or presenting
the language necessary for operating in the various skills areas. The
format is traditional, although the subject is not, so it creates a
feeling of security in students used to a prescriptive approach. Worth
adding to the Business English shelf.' BESIG Newsletter Winter 97/98
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.
English for Business Communications is a short course for managers who
need to improve their communicative ability when: socializing using the
telephone taking part in meetings negotiating presenting The focus is
on building confidence and improving fluency. Key features - Modular
approach for greater flexibility - Focus on listening and speaking -
Language and communication skills checklists for all 15 units -
realistic communication activities - new self-study sections for all 15
units to enhance effectiveness Components Student's Book.
Download
Or
Download
Or
Download
=======================
Communication Patterns of Engineers
Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press | ISBN: 047148492X | edition 2004 | PDF | 280 pages | 1,61 mb
Communication Patterns of Engineers brings together, summarizes, and
analyzes the research on how engineers communicate, presenting
benchmark data and identifying gaps in the existing research. Written
by two renowned experts in this area, the text:
Compares engineering communication patterns with those of science and medicine
Offers information on improving engineering communication skills,
including the use of communication tools to address engineering
departments' concerns about the inadequacies of communication by
engineers
Provides strong conclusions to address what lessons engineering
educators, librarians, and communication professionals can learn from
the research presented
Download
Or
Download
Or
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Or
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=====================
