Judy C. Pearson was Associate Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and Professor of Communication at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, and Director of the Northern Virginia Center for Virginia Tech in Falls Church, Virginia. She has co-authored over 30 text and trade books and more than 100 scholarly articles and chapters in edited books. Judy has served as the President of the Central States Communication Association, the World Communication Association, and the National Communication Association. She met Paul E. Nelson at a basic course directors meeting, married him, and the couple has six children. The two have been producing basic course books together ever since. Scott Titsworth is an Associate Professor and Interim Dean for the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Scott is co-author of four textbooks and a nationally respected scholar in the field of instructional communication and communication education. In addition to his current administrative responsibilities, Scott has worked as a basic course administrator for his entire career and has been active with the first year student program at Ohio University.

• Part 1 Fundamentals of Communication StudiesChapter 1 Introduction to Human CommunicationChapter 2 Perception, Self, and CommunicationChapter 3 Language and MeaningChapter 4 Nonverbal CommunicationChapter 5 Listening and Critical ThinkingPart 2 Communication ContextsChapter 6 Interpersonal CommunicationChapter 7 Intercultural CommunicationChapter 8 Small-Group CommunicationChapter 9 Workplace CommunicationPart 3 Fundamentals of Public SpeakingChapter 10 Topic Selection and Audience AnalysisChapter 11 Credibility and EvidenceChapter 12 Organizing PresentationsChapter 13 Delivery and Visual ResourcesChapter 14 Informative PresentationsChapter 15 Persuasive Presentations

Judy C. Pearson was Associate Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and Professor of Communication at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, and Director of the Northern Virginia Center for Virginia Tech in Falls Church, Virginia. She has co-authored over 30 text and trade books and more than 100 scholarly articles and chapters in edited books. Judy has served as the President of the Central States Communication Association, the World Communication Association, and the National Communication Association. She met Paul E. Nelson at a basic course directors meeting, married him, and the couple has six children. The two have been producing basic course books together ever since. Scott Titsworth is an Associate Professor and Interim Dean for the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Scott is co-author of four textbooks and a nationally respected scholar in the field of instructional communication and communication education. In addition to his current administrative responsibilities, Scott has worked as a basic course administrator for his entire career and has been active with the first year student program at Ohio University.

• Part 1 Fundamentals of Communication StudiesChapter 1 Introduction to Human CommunicationChapter 2 Perception, Self, and CommunicationChapter 3 Language and MeaningChapter 4 Nonverbal CommunicationChapter 5 Listening and Critical ThinkingPart 2 Communication ContextsChapter 6 Interpersonal CommunicationChapter 7 Intercultural CommunicationChapter 8 Small-Group CommunicationChapter 9 Workplace CommunicationPart 3 Fundamentals of Public SpeakingChapter 10 Topic Selection and Audience AnalysisChapter 11 Credibility and EvidenceChapter 12 Organizing PresentationsChapter 13 Delivery and Visual ResourcesChapter 14 Informative PresentationsChapter 15 Persuasive Presentations

Judy C. Pearson was Associate Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences and Professor of Communication at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, and Director of the Northern Virginia Center for Virginia Tech in Falls Church, Virginia. She has co-authored over 30 text and trade books and more than 100 scholarly articles and chapters in edited books. Judy has served as the President of the Central States Communication Association, the World Communication Association, and the National Communication Association. She met Paul E. Nelson at a basic course directors meeting, married him, and the couple has six children. The two have been producing basic course books together ever since. Scott Titsworth is an Associate Professor and Interim Dean for the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University. Scott is co-author of four textbooks and a nationally respected scholar in the field of instructional communication and communication education. In addition to his current administrative responsibilities, Scott has worked as a basic course administrator for his entire career and has been active with the first year student program at Ohio University.

• Part 1 Fundamentals of Communication StudiesChapter 1 Introduction to Human CommunicationChapter 2 Perception, Self, and CommunicationChapter 3 Language and MeaningChapter 4 Nonverbal CommunicationChapter 5 Listening and Critical ThinkingPart 2 Communication ContextsChapter 6 Interpersonal CommunicationChapter 7 Intercultural CommunicationChapter 8 Small-Group CommunicationChapter 9 Workplace CommunicationPart 3 Fundamentals of Public SpeakingChapter 10 Topic Selection and Audience AnalysisChapter 11 Credibility and EvidenceChapter 12 Organizing PresentationsChapter 13 Delivery and Visual ResourcesChapter 14 Informative PresentationsChapter 15 Persuasive Presentations