Attention to presentation technology in the public speaking classroom has grown along with its contemporary use, but instruction generally positions the topic as a subset of visual aids. As contemporary public discourse enters an age of electronic eloquence, instructional focus on verbal communication might limit students' capacity to effectively…

Countless Teachers are ruining their voices because they lack the proper training in speech habits. (CK)

Oral interpreters have traditionally been taught to begin their work with an in-depth examination of the text. Thus, classes in oral interpretation have emphasized the importance of literary analysis. Before a student can attempt a performance, the text must be analyzed in detail, as fully as possible, in an attempt to understand the nuances…

The problem of how prospective secondary school teachers of speech should develop a facility for orally critiquing speeches in the classroom is presented. A current program in which all undergraduate speech education majors must complete a course called Teaching Speech in High School is examined. Methods of fulfilling the course requirements,…

Presents six impromptu speaking exercises suitable for developing a variety of speaking skills. (PD)

The intent of this action research study was to determine the effect peer coaching had on transfer of skills and content in the secondary arts classroom. Incorporating both qualitative and quantitative methods, the study took place in two public high schools, one a suburban high school and the other a first ring suburban high school (close to an…

Isocrates of ancient Greece attempted to create a wise and educated person in his school, not just an orator. His philosophy centered around the fact that teaching speech is not an exact science, but an art of opinions and beliefs that will educate the student to make sensible choices in life and speech, demonstrate a noble character, and be…

This curriculum guide, devised in the Speech and Language Development Project in the Milwaukee public schools, lists activities in decoding, memory, association, and encoding, and outlines four study units to stimulate language development. It also contains references to instructional aids (books, filmstrips, instructo flannel materials, records,…

The report of study to determine whether viewing a videotape of oneself presenting a speech, the time in the semester of the viewing, and the sex of the student affect self-concept or ideal self-concept during a beginning speech course. (Author/STS)

Argues that the etic/emic distinction in teaching intercultural communication is an artificial one. Offers a framework which integrates both focuses as a basis for instruction. (MS)