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Communication failure and plan adaptation: If at first you don't succeed, say it louder and slower

Charles R. Berger Professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Communication, University of California, Davis
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Patrick di Battista Doctoral candidate in the Department of Communication Studies, Northwestern University,
Pages 220-238 | Published online: 02 Jun 2009

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