Describes the use of a maze to teach students how to construct the speech outline. Provides an example. (PD)

Reviews 15 documents in the ERIC system on the basic course in speech communication covering philosophy, research, teaching approaches, and challenges. (PD)

Describes an exercise designed to make students aware of the inferential process and its relevance in persuasion. (PD)

Provides suggestions for teaching ethics including such issues as ethical standards, ethical values, and quality of ethics. (PD)

Traces the movement away from the classical model of speechwriting and proposes a new rationale for viewing ghostwritten speeches as organizational products. Notes the implications for speech pedagogy. (PD)

Presents the COPS form (Content, Organization, Planning, and Style) for critically analyzing and grading oral presentations. Includes an example of a COPS form. Discusses each dimension analyzed. Describes strengths and weaknesses of the form. Suggests that the form is very effective for improving communication skills in sociology courses. (DK)

The purpose of this paper is to create a guide for beginning coaches of the "communication analysis" event in forensics and to attempt to arouse interest in the activity. According to the paper, the American Forensic Association defines communication analysis as an original speech designed to offer an explanation and/or evaluation of a…

Argues that secondary communication courses are a likely and promising forum for peace education. Offers ideas for content development. (PD)

Speech teachers and singing teachers have much in common. Both attempt in their teaching to develop the most powerful and effective instrument possible while trying to avoid vocal problems. Both have studied the physiology of the vocal mechanism to assist them in their teaching. Both are concerned with the expressive qualities of the voice as well…

The basic ideas of communication theory related to language teaching are outlined, including communication models and channels, distortion and "noise," message awareness and decoding, and feedback. Ways are suggested for helping students to become aware of communication in language use and to communicate more effectively. (Contains nine…

Weaver Award winning speech communication instructor Craig Streff believes the most important goals of his interpersonal communication instruction are a strong cognitive and affective base, without which practical interpersonal skills are not likely to be developed. Given this overview, what he considers to be the most significant points of the…

The methods and materials used in a language lab (LL) are analyzed. The theoretical advantages of the LL are enumerated, including its ability to provide a variety of programs and activities and its provision of an opportunity for students to listen critically to their voices. In order to determine if these advantages are being used, a set of…

Access to the traditions, aspirations, and rewards of a culture implies a fundamental knowledge of the symbols, images, archetypes, places, and events which comprise a cultural heritage. E. D. Hirsch, Jr. contends that there has been a marked decline in this "cultural literacy" in recent years due in part to neglect at all levels of…

Intended for teachers, this booklet shows how spoken language can affect student thinking and presents strategies for teaching critical thinking skills. The first section discusses the theoretical and research bases for promoting critical thinking through speech, defines critical thinking, explores critical thinking as abstract thinking, and tells…

Describes an exercise in which students report on rhetorical choices they make when preparing speeches, based on analyzing their public speaking class as an audience. (PD)