About this Book

Editors

• Bridget Bell, MA, Communication Faculty, Gateway Technical College
• Darrel Farmer, PhD, Communication Faculty, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Author

• Darrel Farmer, PhD, Communication Faculty, Chippewa Valley Technical College

Reviewers

Peer reviewers of the first edition of this textbook included Communication faculty from Wisconsin Technical Colleges:

• Gretchen Comcowich, MFA, Communication Faculty, Gateway Technical College
• Keenie Evenson, MA, Communication Faculty, Western Technical College
• Abby H. Ferrell, MA, Communication Faculty, Mid-State Technical College
• Karen S. Jubie, MA, Communication Faculty, Chippewa Valley Technical College
• Daniel McRoberts, MA, Communication Faculty, Northcentral Technical College
• Rebecca R. Mullane, PhD, Communication Faculty, Moraine Park Technical College
• Amy J. Poteet, MS, MA, Communication Faculty, Western Technical College
• Roxie Wetterau, MA, Communication Faculty, Mid-State Technical College

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