Teri Kwal Gamble enjoyed a career as a full professor of communication at the College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, NY (PhD, New York University; MA and BA, Lehman College, CUNY), and Michael W. Gamble, is a full professor of communication at the New York Institute of Technology in New York City (PhD, New York University; BA and MFA, University of Oklahoma). The Gambles are partners in life and work. Professional writers of education and training materials, the Gambles are the coauthors of numerous textbooks and trade books. Their most recent publication is The Interpersonal Communication Playbook (2020). Teri and Mike also are the coauthors of The Communication Playbook (2019). Among other books the Gambles have written together are Nonverbal Messages Tell More: A Practical Guide to Nonverbal Communication (2017) , Leading with Communication (2013), and The Gender Communication Connection (2nd ed., 2014).

Previously, Michael served as an officer and taught Leadership Skills for the U.S. Army Infantry School during the Vietnam War. The Gambles also are the founders of Interact Training Systems, a consulting firm that conducts seminars, workshops, and short courses for business and professional organizations. Teri and Mike also produce training and marketing materials for sales organizations and are the coauthors of the trade book, Sales Scripts That Sell. Teri Kwal Gamble enjoyed a career as a full professor of communication at the College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, NY (PhD, New York University; MA and BA, Lehman College, CUNY), and Michael W. Gamble, is a full professor of communication at the New York Institute of Technology in New York City (PhD, New York University; BA and MFA, University of Oklahoma). The Gambles are partners in life and work.

Professional writers of education and training materials, the Gambles are the coauthors of numerous textbooks and trade books. Their most recent publication is The Interpersonal Communication Playbook (2020). Teri and Mike also are the coauthors of The Communication Playbook (2019). Among other books the Gambles have written together are Nonverbal Messages Tell More: A Practical Guide to Nonverbal Communication (2017) , Leading with Communication (2013), and The Gender Communication Connection (2nd ed., 2014). Previously, Michael served as an officer and taught Leadership Skills for the U.S. Army Infantry School during the Vietnam War.

The Gambles also are the founders of Interact Training Systems, a consulting firm that conducts seminars, workshops, and short courses for business and professional organizations. Teri and Mike also produce training and marketing materials for sales organizations and are the coauthors of the trade book, Sales Scripts That Sell. Xiaowen Guan (Ph.D.) is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. She is also the current program coordinator and director of the Strategic Communication: Advertising and Public Relations program. She has been teaching the undergraduate intercultural communication course regularly for 15 years.

Xiaowen''s research expertise on intercultural communication examines communication across different nationalities, races and ethnicities, genders, and generations. Her research examines how individual and cultural factors influence communication outcomes using large samples and statistical analyses. She often collaborates with international scholars to examine interdisciplinary issues. Her teaching and research expertise extends to her practice in intercultural competence training and consulting. She has been invited to talk at international and multinational organizations and has led cultural training workshops for St. Thomas faculty, staff and students on improving intercultural competence. Her awards include the DEI faculty fellowship at her university to advance the institution''s strategic priority of advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion and the Global Citizenship Award from the University of St. Thomas.