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A Field Guide to Communication
Pamela Shaw
332 pages
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10 tables, 26 figures, 8 maps
978-0-19-542513-0
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Paperback
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05 February 2009
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- Provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of communication for the humanities/social sciences student-graphics, professional and academic writing, research, and presentation skills.
- Boxes featuring real-life examples, frequently drawn from the Canadian context, increase the relevance of the course material to students.
- Presents practical, tested, and focused advice on improving communication abilities.
- Increases the student's understanding of how information is controlled and manipulated through effective visual presentations.
- Supplemented by a full suite of ancillary materials including PowerPoint slides, practice quizzes, instructor's manual, and student website.
A Field Guide to Communication is a practical, comprehensive source of information on developing skills in writing, researching, presenting, graphics and mapping for university students in the humanities/social sciences. Written in straightforward language, it offers advice to help students communicate with confidence in a variety of contexts-reports, press releases, essays, presentations, speeches, and many other situations are covered. Key principles are illustrated throughout using real-life examples frequently drawn from Canadian sources, and practical skills are reinforced
with exercises throughout the text. The book equips students with the required skills for professional positions in the humanities/social science fields.Readership: A core text for research methods/research design courses offered by geography departments; a supplementary text for courses in the social sciences with a writing component.
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Pamela Shaw, University-College Professor, Department of Geography, University of Vancouver Island
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Introduction: Writing, Researching, Presenting, and Illustrating
Section One: Writing Skills
1: Write to Communicate
2: Academic and Professional Writing
3: Writing Formats for Academics
4: Writing Formats for Professionals
5: More on Writing
Section Two: Research Skills
6: Research Skills
7: The Basics of Research
8: Field Reports
Section Three: Presentation Skills
9: The Fear of Public Speaking
10: Speech Production
11: Non-Verbal Communication
12: Creating a Great Presentation
13: Engaging the Audience
14: The Right Way to Present
Section Four: Illustrations and Mapping
15: Visual Design
16: Visual Aids
17: Presenting Numbers
18: Basics of Mapping
Afterword
Exercises and Assignments
Bibliography
Index
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