The practical dimension of communication is often quickly grasped by students but theory is found tricky in various ways. This book, therefore, focuses purely on the theoretical dimensions of communication. It is very difficult to claim pure origi...

The practical dimension of communication is often quickly grasped by students but theory is found tricky in various ways. This book, therefore, focuses purely on the theoretical dimensions of communication. It is very difficult to claim pure originality in communication theory but an effort has been made to explain the selected topics in a lucid, student-friendly manner. As far as the selection of topics is concerned, the syllabi of various universities have been referred to. The first three units focus on introducing communication in detail and its two major types – verbal and non-verbal. Each of the sub-types of non-verbal communication viz. proxemics, paralanguage, etc. would ideally demand one unit each. But that is out of the scope of such a companion. Out of four language acquisition skills – LSRW – only two have been taken up here: listening and reading. Interpersonal communication and teamwork carry such immense application in today’s workplace scenario that it deserves a place in a book dealing with fundamentals such as this one.