Communication

Introduction to Mass Communication

• Media, Society, Culture, and You from Rebus Community publishing
  An approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change.
• Communication in the Real World from University of Minnesota Libraries
  Overviews the time-tested conceptual foundations of the field, while incorporating the latest research and cutting-edge applications of these basics. Each chapter will include timely, concrete, and real-life examples of communication concepts in action.

Public Speaking

• Advanced Public Speaking from University of Arkansas
  This advanced public speaking textbook is designed to encourage the reader as a speaker and to help sharpen skills. It is written to feel like the student is sitting with a trusted mentor over coffee as they receive practical advice on speaking. Grow in confidence, unleash personal power and find a unique style as they learn to take public speaking to the next level--polished and professional.
• Exploring Public Speaking - 4th Edition from Dalton State College
  A usable, zero-cost textbook for basic public speaking courses or courses that include basic public speaking skills as one of their primary learning outcomes. This book is especially useful in coverage of PowerPoint, audience analysis and responsiveness, ethics in public speaking, persuasion, special occasion speeches, and structure of speeches.
• Stand up, Speak out from University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
  This text features two key themes. First it focuses on helping students become more seasoned and polished public speakers, and second is its emphasis on ethics in communication. It is this practical approach and integrated ethical coverage that sets Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking apart from the other texts.

Communication Across Cultures

• Intercultural Communication from University of Missouri St. Louis
  Intercultural Communication examines culture as a variable in interpersonal and collective communication. It explores the opportunities and problems arising from similarities and differences in communication patterns, processes, and codes among various cultural groups. It explores cultural universals, social categorization, stereotyping and discrimination, with a focus on topics including race, ethnicity, social class, religion, gender and sexuality as they relate to communication.