AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERPERSONAL
AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
by O. REX DAMRON and DANIEL J. O'NEILL
1st ed., 139 pages, $15.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-021-3 
This is an introductory oral communications text which integrates
interpersonal communication and public speaking skills. It is
designed for students in the basic course in speech communication,
whether in the technical, professional, or liberal arts program.
The first section of the text deals with interpersonal communication
in terms of the role of language, paraphrasing, perception of
feeling, perception-checking, feedback, and group discussion.
The second section discusses planning, organization, amplification,
and style and delivery for public speaking. Sample speeches, worksheets
for evaluation, and a bibliography are provided.
Contents
Introduction:
The Components in the Human Communication Process
Chapter
1: Language in Human Communication
Chapter
2: Paraphrasing and Description of Feeling as Interpersonal Communication
Skills
Chapter
3: Nonverbal Communication and Feedback as InterpersonalCommunication
Skills
Chapter
4: Behavior Description and Open Communication as Interpersonal
Communication
Skills
Chapter
5: Interpersonal Skills in Formal Group Discussion
Chapter
6: Planning the Public Communication
Chapter
7: Organizing the Public Discourse
Chapter
8: Amplifying the Public Message
Chapter
9: Oral Communication Style
Chapter
10: Presenting the Public Speech
Bibliography
Appendix: Sample Speeches
About
the Authors
O.
Rex Damron is a Professor of Communication at Kent State
University, Stark County Campus in North Canton, Ohio.
Daniel
J. O'Neill is a Professor of Communication and Theatre
at Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio.