Talking Back with Walker Gibson: Helping Students Gauge Tone.

Russo, Diana Saluri

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ERIC Number: EJ660656

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

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Talking Back with Walker Gibson: Helping Students Gauge Tone.

Russo, Diana Saluri

Business Communication Quarterly, v65 n4 p114-22 Dec 2002

Considers how inviting students to play Walker Gibson's "talk-back game" is an excellent way to bring the complications of appropriate tone to life. Describes three steps to incorporate Gibson's concept into the classroom. Notes that Gibson's concept considers the potential resistance of the reader. (SG)

Descriptors: Attitudes, Audience Awareness, Business Communication, Business Education, Class Activities, Higher Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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