Applications.Communications
for Personal and Professional Contexts | GRADES 9–12

Interpersonal, professional, and group communication skills for lifelong use

This comprehensive text uses a decision-based approach to help students learn about effective and ethical communication. A SPAM framework helps students plan communication based on Situation, Purpose, Audience, and Method.

Features

• The 25 chapters focus on communication skills
  —communication basics
  —interpersonal communication
  —group communication
  —public communication
  —workplace communication

• Models effective, real-life communication. Each chapter begins with an overview, student objectives, key vocabulary, and a short workplace scenario with recurring characters who demonstrate communication strategies.

• Chapters conclude with a summary and four levels of activities
  —remembering
  —reflecting
  —reaching (enrichment)
  —real-life (communication activities)

• Visual organizers clarify and synthesize information.

• The text also addresses communicating with new technologies, such as email, voice mail, and the Internet.

Teacher Guide

Save hours of preparation time with

• teaching suggestions for each chapter

• grading forms

• quizzes and answer keys