Description
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
• Updated chapter on Communication Technology exploring: – The internet as a democratic, ‘bottom up’ medium in which anyone can be a producer e.g. blogging, YouTube and social networking sites – The impact of social networking sites such as Bebo, Facebook, Twitter, MySpace – Other technological developments such as Skype, Blackberry
• Introduces cutting edge group facilitation methods such as Open Space Technology and World Café • More detailed look at consensus as a method of decision making at meetings • Introduces non-violent communication methods to the section on Interpersonal Communication • Updated chapter on Mass Communication including recent changes to Irish defamation laws
Each chapter contains activities and points of discussion to encourage participation in the classroom and lists additional web resources for further study and exploration
WRITTEN FOR
• Communications modules at FETAC levels 5
• Also suitable for courses in which there is a communications element at FETAC level 4

Author Biography
Nicholas Harvey, MA in Communication and Cultural Studies, teaches Communications in Kinsale College of Further Education.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: The Written Word
Part 3: Non-verbal Communication
Part 4: Interpersonal Communication
Part 5: The Spoken Word
Part 6: Communication Technology
Part 7: Mass Communication