Book Description: Designed to help students see the relationships among the concepts, skills, theories, and contexts of communication, this text anchors all discussion around five fundamental principles: • Be aware of your communication with yourself and others • Effectively use and interpret verbal messages • Effectively use and interpret nonverbal messages • Listen and respond thoughtfully to others • Appropriately adapt messages to others Providing both comprehensive and cutting-edge content about communication organized around these five themes, this text covers all of the topics expected in the basic course in a manner that will help both instructors and their students organize the extensive range of material.