Practically Speaking Paperback - 2013 - 1st Edition

J. Dan Rothwell is chair of the Communication Studies Department at Cabrillo College. He has a BA in American history from the University of Portland (Oregon), an MA in rhetoric and public address and a PhD in communication theory and social influence, both from the University of Oregon. He has authored four other books besides Practically Speaking. They are: In Mixed Company: Communicating in Small Groups and Teams (Cengage), In the Company of Others: An Introduction to Communication (Oxford University Press), Telling It Like It Isn't: Language Misuse and Malpractice (Prentice-Hall), and Interpersonal Communication: Influences and Alternatives (with James Costigan and published by Charles-Merrill).
Dr. Rothwell has received numerous teaching awards, including among others: the 2010 "Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology"; the 2010 Cabrillo College "Innovative Teacher of the Year"; the 2011 National Communication Association "Community College Educator of the Year" award; and a 2012 official resolution by the California State Senate acknowledging Dr. Rothwell's excellence in teaching. In 2012, the Western States Communication Association awarded the Cabrillo College Communication Studies department, under the leadership of Dr. Rothwell, the "Model Communication Studies" award. The immensely talented faculty in the Communication Studies department at Cabrillo College, however, deserves most of the credit for this last award.