ICOMM: Interpersonal Concepts and Competencies, provides an integrated approach to the study of interpersonal communication. This accessibly written but authoritative text emphasizes the development of communication competencies, including skills, understanding of the theory and research that contextualizes the skills to make them relevant to learning, and the motivation to put the skills into practice. While incorporating many traditional intrapersonal and interpersonal topics found in current texts, the book is distinctive in that it offers a skills-based approach that is grounded in solid theory and research. Students will find that the text is written in a personal and friendly manner, stressing concepts, skills, and applications that should be an important part of their daily lives.

"This substantial interpersonal communication text book aims for accessibility for students. The authors begin with an address to the students: ‘This text is written in a personal and friendly manner, stressing concepts that should be important in your daily life…. you will find that interpersonal communication is very important to you.’ In keeping with this approach, each chapter includes from four to 10 activities that both demonstrate the importance of interpersonal communication and give the students practice in one or another aspect of it…. This book is well documented, with extensive endnotes, so that students can follow up with the relevant literature." - Communication Research Trends