Hartley Peter. Interpersonal Communication

Second edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2001. — 256 pages.How do people communicate with each other in their face-to-face meetings and conversations? Can we trust our first impressions of people, or should we be more cautious? What evidence is there that our gestures and facial expressions reveal to others what we ‘really’ mean?
Interpersonal Communication provides a framework for understanding how we communicate with others in everyday situations. Peter Hartley explores the key features of the skills we use in communicating with other people, and provides a comprehensive introduction to the hows and whys of interpersonal communication.