Research Guides: Communication: Finding Books

Searching for Books

If you like browsing the shelves for print books, here are some good places to start:

Below is a small selection of relevant ebooks -- there are many more! Please don't hesitate to ask a librarian if you need help searching for them.

Your Guide to Public Speaking: Build Your Confidence, Find Your Voice, and Inspire Your Audience by A. Hennessey
Publication Date: 2019
Combines real-world case studies and practice activities to help build your confidence; teaches you to understand and work with your audience, and how to create the materials to supplement your speech.
How to Present to Absolutely Anyone: Confident Public Speaking and Presenting in Every Situation by M. Rhodes
Publication Date: 2019
Covers performance anxiety, speaking skills, ideas/content, practice, preparation, and audience interaction.
The Young Adult's Guide to Public Speaking: Tips, Tricks & Expert Advice for Delivering a Great Speech without Being Nervous by Atlantic Publishing
Publication Date: 2015
Contains information on how to write a memorable speech and how to impact and persuade your audience.

The Serious Business of Small Talk by Carol A. Fleming
ISBN: 9781523094059
Publication Date: 2018
Discusses the light, pleasant, and safe verbal exchanges that allow people the time and association to get a sense of each other.
Culture's Software: Communication Styles by Dorota Brzozowska
ISBN: 9781443877176
Publication Date: 2015
Trust and Communication: Foundations of Interconnectivity by Anil Jacob Kunnel
ISBN: 9783631842683
Publication Date: 2021
Explores the idea of trust as a basic type of information processing that has gained new attention with the emergence of online communication channels. The result is a strategic reconsideration of the brain’s role in the formation of social relationships and a new look at how information might shape our confidence in others.

Intercultural Communication: A Critical Introduction by Ingrid Piller
ISBN: 9781474412902
Publication Date: 2017
Combining perspectives from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, provides an overview of the field of intercultural communication.
Intercultural Communication by Ling Chen (Editor)
ISBN: 9781501510397
Publication Date: 2017
Includes histories of theoretical perspectives, non-western theories, and cultural communication; specifically communication styles, emotions, interpersonal relationships, ethnocentrism, stereotypes, cultural learning, and cross cultural adaptation.

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