The Handbook of Communication Skills [Hardcover]

Part 1: Communication Skill in Theory and Practice? 1. Skill in Theory: Communication as Skilled Performance? 2. Skill in Practice: An Operational Model of Communicative Performance? 3. Digitally Mediated Communication;? Part II: Core Communication Skills? 4. Nonverbal Behaviour as Communication: Unresolved Issues and New Findings? 5. Questioning? 6. Reinforcement? 7. Explaining and Understanding? 8. Self-Disclosure? 9. Listening? 10. Humour and Laughter in Communication? 11. ?Persuasion;? Part III: Applying Skills in Specific Contexts? 12. Asserting and Confronting? 13. Interacting in Task Groups? 14. Negotiating? 15. Mentoring and Coaching? 16. Relational Communication;? Part IV: Applying Skills in Specialised Interviewing Contexts? 17. The Employment Interview? 18. The Cognitive Interview? 19. The Developmental Counselling and Therapy Interview? 20. Communication Skills in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-Based Interventions? 21. The Appraisal Interview Reappraised;? Part V: The Training Context? 22. ?Training in Communication Skills: Research, Theory and Practice

The Handbook of Communication Skills is recognised as one of the core texts in the field of communication, offering a state-of-the-art overview of this rapidly evolving field of study.

The Handbook of Communication Skills?is widely recognised as a standard text in the field of communication for academic scholars, management practitioners and professionals in areas such as business communication, education and the health sector.? In this 5^th?edition of the book Professor Hargie has again collated an exceptional collection of chapters from world leading contributors recognised fl#¶