Abstrak :
This Book is About General Theortical and Methodological Issues, Explicating Communicative Competence As a Theoretical Term, Models of Adult Communication Skill Acquisition: Practice and the Course of Performance Improvement, Methods of Interpersonal Skill Assessment ,Methods of Social Skills Training and Development, Fundamental Interaction Skills 5 Nonverbal Communication Skills, Applying the Skills Concept to Discourse and Conversation: The Remediation of Performance Defects in Talk-in-Interaction, Message Production Skill in Social Interaction, Message Reception Skills in Social Communication, Impression Management: Goals, Strategies, and Skills, Function-Focused Communication Skills, Informing and Explaining Skills: Theory and Research on Informative Communication, Arguing Skill, Persuasion As a Social Skill, Managing Interpersonal Conflict: A Model of Events Related to Strategic Choices, Emotional Support Skills, How to "Do Things" With Narrative: A Communication Perspective on Narrative Skill, Skills in Close Personal Relationships, Friendship Interaction Skills Across the Life-Span, Accomplishing Romantic Relationships, Communication Skills in Couples: A Review and Discussion of Emerging Perspectives, Parenting Skills and Social--Communicative Competence in Childhood, Skills in Public and Professional Contexts, Negotiation Skills, Communication Skills for Group Decision Making, Skillfully Instructing Learners: How Communicators Effectively Convey Messages, Interpersonal Communication Skills in Health Care Contexts, New Directions in Intercultural Communication Competence: the Process Model 935 Christopher Hajek Howard Giles.