Gifts from the Heart: 10 Communication Skills for Developing More Loving Relationships [Paperback]

Randy Fujishin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 1998 | ISBN-10: 0965502929 | ISBN-13: 978-0965502924

Gifts from the Heart helps students learn, practice, and improve ten fundamental communication skills needed for any long-term relationship. Each skill is presented as a 'gift' students give rather than as a behavior they implement_empowering students to participate more fully in their relationships. Engaging opening stories place the concepts and skills in a real-world context. With a conversational and student-friendly writing style, each chapter focuses on one essential communication skill that can dramatically enhance students' connections with their romantic partners, family members, and friends. Application-oriented and jargon-free, Gifts from the Heart is grounded in specific, manageable, and directed activities designed to immediately enhance relationships. Includes memorable acronyms, Guidelines, and Personal Explorations and Practice Giving Exercises. Instructor's Manual and Test Bank available.

Editorial Reviews

Review

The students loved the book. It is very readable and easy to understand.

Students have already expressed to me how much they like reading the book. They like the clarity of the text, the 'down to earth' approach, and the sense of relationship 'wisdom' which permeates the book. I'm quite pleased with it.

I think the students perceive the book as useful and inspirational.

About the Author

Randy Fujishin is a speech communications professor at West Valley College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965502929
• ISBN-13: 978-0965502924
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #151,640 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)