Communication Skills for Community College Students

Communication Skills for Community College Students was created to meet the needs of students enrolled in technical and career-oriented college programs, as well as workers already employed in business and industry. The primary focus of this text enables you to develop communication skills that will ensure your success on the job. This reader-friendly text is designed to provide you with a solid working understanding of communication that applies concepts, develops skills, and fosters creative applications. Communication Skills for Community College Students does all three in an engaging manner with a warm, understandable tone. Fifteen chapters introduce topics essential to a comprehensive study of oral communication. Each chapter includes learning objectives, readable text, skill-building assignments, discussion questions, self-assessments, and practical applications. In addition, chapters will incorporate a variety of the following: introductory stories, visual summaries, case studies, and web activities. The text flows from basic topics that form a foundation upon which more advanced skills and concepts are developed.

Linda O'Connor taught in the Communication Skills Department at Waukesha County Technical College for 39 years. In addition to teaching courses in interpersonal communication, public speaking, composition, and business writing, Linda was the coordinator of WCTC's Speech Lab. She also co-authored a text entitled Communication Skills for the World of Work along with Tom and Francisco and CASE for Communication, both published by Prentice Hall.