Whenever you talk to someone, you have less than ten seconds to capture their attention and another twenty to hold it to you. This window, or openi...

Intercultural communications encompasses social or human sciences (including political science, psychology, sociology, discourse analysis, linguist...

How we communicate with others is basic to our personal satisfaction, fulfilment and success in life. Interpersonal communication is really the stu...

The urge to say yes, to please everyone around you can be overwhelming. It is not just a matter of being a nice person. It can be rooted in your de...

Mass media is the vehicle of mass communication which has traversed a long journey from primitive modes to modern sophisticated systems. In the lig...

"Throughout the world, though particularly in industrialized nations, people usually expend a massive amount of time with several forms of media, o...

"The media sphere has changed significantly as a result of globalization, technology, and new habits of media use. Today, more and more people are ...

Smartphones can provide services based on consumers' location, raising potential privacy risks if companies use or share location data without cons...

George Pullman's lively and accessible introduction to the study of persuasion is an ideal text for use in courses where the understanding and prac...

George Pullman's lively and accessible introduction to the study of persuasion is an ideal text for use in courses where the understanding and prac...

With the advance of wireless networks, building reliable and secured network connections is becoming extremely important. On the other hand, ad hoc...

Focuses upon communication as a tool for doing the work of social life -- how, why, and with what consequences people exchange messages. It examine...

Writing for the spoken word is a special discipline; it requires that speechwriters' products be written primarily, although not exclusively, to be...

What was the real significance of "war paint", of the rituals of shamans, of the mysterious communion with animals, plants, mountains, and wild wat...

The field of communication and media has never been more exciting, and the vigorous activity in this area over the past three decades bears testimo...

Social media have formed part and parcel of our everyday life. Defined by many as a public sphere, Twitter has indeed enabled social and political ...