Offers guidelines for preparing and presenting papers at American Business Communication Association (ABCA) conferences. Topics covered include: (1) types of delivery, (2) extemporaneous speaking, and (3) manuscript speaking. (FL)

Lists nine assertions pertaining to the field of theatre for children and youth. Spurs questions and discussion that provides useful contextualization for all of the papers presented for a symposium--papers which ranged widely over diverging ideological subjects. (SG)

Presents two cases that illustrate some of the issues regularly faced by business communication educators: publications and conference presentations and consulting. Notes that each of the cases is followed by a series of specific questions addressing ethical issues raised in the cases. (RS)

Gives advice on the proper presentation and selection of conference papers. Suggestions include the following: (1) practice the talk; (2) clarify the paper's thesis; (3) respect the assigned time limit; (4) avoid interpolations; (5) make the paper a complete work; (6) avoid dialogue with the chair; (7) minimize the use of quotations; and (8)…

Presented is a research based method by which a state or regional professional organization may select the outstanding paper from those submitted for consideration. The procedure is conducted in three steps: submission, initial review, and final selection. During the initial review process the selection committee (four or more members) reviews all…

Guidelines and helpful suggestions are presented for publishing journal articles and for presenting papers at conferences. The successful author should begin by reviewing the scholarly journals published in the field to find the best fit for the proposed article. Following the rules of the journal makes acceptance more likely and extensive…

Presents suggestions to help teachers improve their chances of being selected to speak at educational conferences. Ideas include speaking locally, applying for short sessions, creating catchy titles, being specific, being flexible, and not overselling. Though conferences are often expensive, many teachers participate to share with their…

Suggestions for conducting presentations in foreign countries include speak slowly and clearly, dress formally, accept the lecture format, provide research-based data, take handouts, avoid slang, use humor cautiously, consider semantics, plan ahead, network, and recognize that participants have different grade levels, extracurricular activities,…

Outlines aims of professional conferences and discusses conferences as learning experiences and change agents. Discussion of conference focuses on ways to improve conferencing activities, participant preparation, and conference planning and organization. Appendices contain outlines of objectives of a conference on teaching and learning and a…

Discusses conference program proposals from the perspective of a former cochair of several international and regional scholarly conference committees. Describes the duties of program chairs. Outlines the way conference program decisions are meted out. Provides suggestions for perfect conference proposals. (HB)

Through a Beacon grant from the American Association of Community Colleges and the Kellogg Foundation, Rockland Community College, in association with nine other Mid-Atlantic community colleges, organized two conferences for student scholars at two-year colleges. Students were invited to submit papers in all disciplines (e.g., the humanities,…

This paper is designed to provide the young professional working in the field of vocational education with insights that will encourage and facilitate the development of paper presentations. Discussed first are the structure and objectives of the following three organizations that are of particular importance to industrial educators: the American…

This resource book provides a variety of materials that were presented at a national workshop on the development, organization, and activities of two-year college alumni associations. The first section, which looks at the organization of alumni programs, presents information related to Clinton Community College's (Ohio) Alumni Association,…

Drawing from the information presented at a conference sponsored by the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Technology in Education Consortium, educators, researchers, and policymakers translate theory into practice to provide a hands-on resource that describes different models for scaling up success. This resource…

Effective presentations require planning what to say, identifying and selecting media needs, getting ready for the presentation, and attention to details that may influence it. Types of presentations include development projects, analytical papers and literature reviews, and research presentations. The goal in each case is to combine good content…