Purposive communication / Evelyn L. Sebastian and Jhoanna Pauline C. Mamansag. --

Preface iii -- Communication: Making Connections 3 -- Types of Communication 23 -- Connecting Through Verbal Communication 37 -- Connecting Through Nonverbal Communication 55 -- Connecting Listening and Thinking in the Communication Process 81 -- Selecting a Topic and Delivering a Speech 99 -- Developing Relationships 137 -- Group and Team Communication 147

"Purposive Communication is designed to help students improve their ability to communicate effectively. What is purposive communication? It is the act of communicatin with a common purpose of making sense and sharing that sense with others. As human being, we make sense out of what we see, hear, touch, smell and taste. We usually relate what happens to us at any given moment to something we have experienced in the past. We use words as well as nonverbal clues (such as gestures, facial expressions, clothing and others) to convey our thoughts and feelings to others." --Introduction of the book.