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How Americans Communicate

The National Communication Association sponsored a poll by the Roper Starch organization to determine how Americans communicate. A large part of its findings dealt with levels of comfort that individuals feel in various types of communication contexts and relationships. The study also found that most Americans prefer face to face communication.

Skills versus apprehension: empirical evidence on oral communication. David R. Fordham and Alexander L. Gabbin. Business Communication Quarterly, Sep 1996 v59 n3 p88(10).

Business students should be willing to use their communication skills regardless of their oral communication ability to promote a healthy classroom environment and eventually succeed in a business profession. Dealing with communication apprehension is an important skill along with other communication Competencies. InfoTrac.

Skills versus apprehension: empirical evidence on oral communication. David R. Fordham and Alexander L. Gabbin. Business Communication Quarterly, Sep 1996 v59 n3 p88(10).

Business students should be willing to use their communication skills regardless of their oral communication ability to promote a healthy classroom environment and eventually succeed in a business profession. The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension among accounting students shows that communication skills are not always equivalent to communication apprehension. Business educators should then consider communication apprehension as separate from and in addition to communication skills. InfoTrac.

A Component Theory of Communication Apprehension. Jo Ayres (Review) by Vincent L. Bloom Communication Quarterly, Fall 1998 v46 i4 p492.

This is a book review of Joe Ayres critique of communication apprehension. Ayers identifies communication apprehension in the subjective area of personal experience and, therefore, eliminates any concern with others' perceptions of the individual and the actual skills the individual may or may not have. InfoTrac.

The influence of intercultural communication apprehension and socio-communicative orientation on uncertainty reduction during initial cross-cultural interaction. James W. Neuliep and Daniel J. Ryan. Communication Quarterly, Wntr 1998 v46 n1 p88(12).

This study is an investigation of tire influence of intercultural communication apprehension, socio-communicative orientation, and uncertainty during initial cross-cultural communication. InfoTrac.

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