What Is Interpersonal Communication?
Motives for Interpersonal Communication
Research in Interpersonal Communication
What Is Interpersonal Communication Competence?
Improving Your Competence Online
Issues in Interpersonal Communication
Forming Impressions of Others
Improving Your Perception of Others
Practicing Responsible Perception
Managing Your Emotional Experience and Expression
Living a Happy Emotional Life
Cultural Influences on Communication
Creating Intercultural Competence
Listening: A Five-Step Process
The Five Functions of Listening
Understanding Listening Styles
Preventing Incompetent Listening
The Gift of Active Listening
Characteristics of Verbal Communication
Functions of Verbal Communication
Cooperative Verbal Communication
Barriers to Cooperative Verbal Communication
The Power of Verbal Communication
Principles of Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal Communication Codes
Functions of Nonverbal Communication
Competently Managing Your Nonverbal Communication
Conflict and Interpersonal Communication
Challenges to Handling Conflict
Managing Conflict and Power
Defining Romantic Relationships
Relationship Development and Deterioration
Maintaining Romantic Relationships
The Dark Side of Romantic Relationships
The Hard Work of Successful Love
Communicating in Families
Maintaining Family Relationships
Family Relationship Challenges
The Importance of Friends
Mixed-Status Relationships
Challenges to Workplace Relationships
Workplace Relationships and Human Happiness
What Is Interpersonal Communication?
Motives for Interpersonal Communication
Research in Interpersonal Communication
What Is Interpersonal Communication Competence?
Improving Your Competence Online
Issues in Interpersonal Communication
Forming Impressions of Others
Improving Your Perception of Others
Practicing Responsible Perception
Managing Your Emotional Experience and Expression
Living a Happy Emotional Life
Cultural Influences on Communication
Creating Intercultural Competence
Listening: A Five-Step Process
The Five Functions of Listening
Understanding Listening Styles
Preventing Incompetent Listening
The Gift of Active Listening
Characteristics of Verbal Communication
Functions of Verbal Communication
Cooperative Verbal Communication
Barriers to Cooperative Verbal Communication
The Power of Verbal Communication
Principles of Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal Communication Codes
Functions of Nonverbal Communication
Competently Managing Your Nonverbal Communication
Conflict and Interpersonal Communication
Challenges to Handling Conflict
Managing Conflict and Power
Defining Romantic Relationships
Relationship Development and Deterioration
Maintaining Romantic Relationships
The Dark Side of Romantic Relationships
The Hard Work of Successful Love
Communicating in Families
Maintaining Family Relationships
Family Relationship Challenges
The Importance of Friends
Mixed-Status Relationships
Challenges to Workplace Relationships
Workplace Relationships and Human Happiness