{"product_id":"essential-communication-9780199342365","title":"Essential Communication","description":"\u003cp\u003eConcise  compact  and visually exciting  Essential Communication is a fresh approach to human communication. Written by renowned author team Ron Adler  George Rodman  and Athena du Pr  the text more accurately reflects the way that todays students communicate yet still includes more substantive content than other brief books on the market. Filled with skills-oriented concepts and learning objectives  Essential Communication is salient  practical  and engaging.  KEY FEATURES  A perfect balance of scholarship and practicality in a format that is comprehensive yet concise  The most comprehensive and practical coverage of issues affecting communication in contemporary life-like social media  ethics  culture  and professionalism-in multiple contexts  Early  integrated  and effective coverage of public speaking that encourages students to be more confident and effective communicators earlier in the course  Superior ancillary materials  including an Annotated Instructors Edition for professors and Dashboard  a reliable and easy-to-use online homework system for students  make it easy for anyone to use this text  Three concise chapters devoted to interpersonal communication (Chapters 7-9) reflect the increased emphasis in this course on communication in relationships with friends  family members  and romantic partners  An entire chapter devoted to the practical essentials of communicating for success in the workplace (Chapter 10) takes students step-by-step through the process of finding  getting  and keeping a job and communicating successfully with bosses  employees  and coworkers  Contemporary photos and captions highlight popular movies  television shows  and pop culture  prompting students to think critically about their own communication  Questions in the margins prompt students to think critically about the essential concepts in each major section\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648271704117,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199342369","price":54.37,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199342365.jpg?v=1781715019","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/essential-communication-9780199342365","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}