andrew,berko,joan e./ wolvin,roy/ aitken

"This book is itself a model of the lessons it teaches. It will make for more effective communication with your students. It makes learning enjoyable because it feeds the desire to know. ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies will be loved by students and teachers."---Leonard Shedletsky, University of Southern Maine

"Berko, Aitken, and Wolvin cover it all for my next interpersonal communication course. Their new text weaves application and practice with theory. The book teaches concrete skills while introducing larger principles and important vocabulary. All the while, this work balances vivid examples and stories with extensive, current research in, the field. In sum, ICOMM is a mindful eyeful of interpersonal communication. It is my course's textbook from now on."---Tony Zupancic, Notre Dame College

ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies provides an integrated approach to the study of interpersonal communication. While incorporating many traditional intrapersonal and interpersonal topics found in current texts, the book also offers a distinctive skills-based approach that is grounded in solid theory and research. Students will find that the text is written in a personal and friendly manner, stressing concepts, skills, and applications that should be an important part of their daily lives.