Following the success of editions one and two, this revised, updated and extended edition of "Social Skills in Interpersonal Communication" will continue as the core textbook for students of interpersonal communication. The professional groups for whom these skills are most important include counselors, psychiatrists, doctors, nurses, social workers, psychologists, teachers, occupational and speech therapists, physiotherapists and industrial personnel. Two new chapters in this third edition cover the increasingly popular areas of interpersonal influence and the theoretical basis of the authors' approach.