Communication in Our Lives

Julia Wood joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill when she was 24. During her 37 years on the faculty, she taught classes and conducted research on personal relationships as well as gender, communication and culture. She was named the Lineberger Distinguished Professor of Humanities and the Caroline H. and Thomas S. Royster Distinguished Professor of Graduate Education. In addition to publishing 25 books and 100 articles and book chapters, she has presented more than 100 papers at professional conferences and campuses around the country. Her accolades include 14 awards honoring her teaching and 16 awards recognizing her scholarship. She received her B.A. from North Carolina State University, her M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Ph.D. from The Pennsylvania State University.

• Preface.About the Authors.Introduction.Part I: FOUNDATIONS OF COMMUNICATION.1. The World of Communication.2. Perception and Communication.3. Communication and Personal Identity.4. Listening Effectively.5. The Verbal Dimension of Communication.6. The Nonverbal Dimension of Communication.Part II: CONTEXTS OF COMMUNICATION.7. Communication in Personal Relationships.8. Communication in Groups and Teams.9. Communication in Organizations.10. Communication and Culture.11. Media and Media Literacy.Part III: PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.12. Planning Public Speaking.13. Researching and Developing Support for Public Speeches.14. Organizing and Presenting Public Speeches.15. Informative Speaking.16. Persuasive Speaking.Closing: Pulling Ideas Together.Appendix A: Annotated Sample Speeches.Glossary.References.Index.