LibGuides: Open Educational Resources by Discipline: Communication

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Communication Skills for Personal and Professional Development: The Seven Challenges Approach
The Seven Challenges course workbook introduces students to some of the most important processes in interpersonal communication, supported by readings, references and exercises. This is definitely a learn-how-to-do-it course, with the supporting materials arranged to facilitate behavior change and skill acquisition. Processes covered include listening, negotiating the shape of conversations (metacommunication), self-expression, translating complaints into requests, asking questions more open-endedly and creatively, expressing appreciation, and adopting the attitude and practice of continuous learning (embracing each conversation as an opportunity to further develop one's communication skills).
Interaction and Human Communication
A chapter from the e-text book "A Self Help and Improvement Book: Useful Psychology Information (An Integration of Personality, Social, Interaction, Communication and Well-Being Psychology) "
Cross-cultural Communication
A list of assumptions that Americans make that aren't necessarily true in other countries or cultures.

Boundless

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Boundless - Communications Textbook

Book Boon

Open Textbook Library

Stand up, Speak out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking
Information Strategies for Communicators
The definitive text for the information search and evaluation process as practiced by news and strategic communication message producers. Currently used at the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication; JOUR 3004W/V, Information for Mass Communication.

More e-Textbooks

Public Speaking: The Virtual Text
This is a free online public speaking textbook. Chapters appear in PDF format and may be printed in black and white or in color. Each chapter includes supplemental resources.
Communication Theory
A Wikibooks introduction to communication theory — the theory of how humans share, encode, and decode what they know, what they need, and what they expect from each other.

Talk Nerdy To Me

This video isn't just communication for scientist and engineers. These are communication skills for any good communicator to know and follow.

Video Channels

TED Talks - Communication
Dan O'Connor's Online Communications Skills Training Videos
Dan O'Connor and www.onlinecommunicationtraining.com deliver communication training tactics that you can immediately use both at work and at home.

5 Ways To Listen Better

10-20-30 Presentation Rule

Remember to Say Thank You

Your body language shapes who you are

Personality Profiles

Who are you and to whom are you trying to communicate?

Personality plays a role in interpersonal communication. Find out who you are and then understand who the other person is.

Keirsey Temperment Sorter
Find out if you're a Guardian, Idealist, Rationals, or Artisans and what that means.

Saylor Foundation

Saylor is a unique resource that can be used in a couple of different ways.

Anyone wanting to take a class and not get any credit can take a "course" at Saylor.
Resources that they use can be viewed to incorporate into your class.
Students can use this as supplemental material.

COMM001 - Principles of Human Communication
This course provides an introduction to the human communication concentration in the communications major. This course will introduce you to communication principles, common communication practices, and a selection of theories to better understand the communication transactions that you experience in your daily life.
COMM101 - Public Speaking
The purpose of this course is to systematically examine the elements and factors which result in an effective speech. The textbook and associated lectures present an element-by-element examination of the essentials of public speaking while also identifying traits of the individual speaker and how they impact preparation and presentation.
COMM311 - Intercultural Communication
We live in an increasingly globalized world. Knowing how to navigate cultural differences is an increasingly valuable skill that will make you a more valuable employee. You will learn to apply various skills that you have developed in other courses, including the ability to analyze an audience and the context of the communication in an intercultural encounter. Likewise, skill and insights into message development and the ways in which different groups receive and interpret messages will take on new meaning when applied in an intercultural context.
COMM411: Public Relations
This course will help prepare you to conduct public relations suitable for small start-up businesses, international companies, political campaigns, social programs, personal development, and other outreach projects. There are many tools useful to effective public relations. As we review the components of a public relations campaign, you will learn how to prepare the key materials that will help you get the job done.

Open Course Library

Open Course Library was developed by the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Washington State Legislature. This material is created under a Creative Commons license with the intent that you take it and make it your own.

Additional Online Course Modules

Business Communication: Written & Verbal Presentation Skills
This course allows students to develop effective written and verbal communication strategies specifically for the workplace. From idea gathering to drafting to delivery, this course will prepare students to effectively write, present, and communicate in a variety of methods and styles, tailored to professional audiences.