This paper is concerned with the history of the attempt of progressive-era students at Bryn Mawr College to explore their interest in social-reform work through the writing that they did in required composition courses. In particular, the paper focuses on how these women attempted to fashion a public voice for themselves that could articulate…

Comprehensive and logically sequenced, this guide seeks to helps educators publish on topics such as classroom experience, conference presentations, or research projects. Included in the guide are practical strategies, concrete examples, recommended resources, and advice from experts. The guide focuses on writing and how it is approached and…

"Inkshedding" grew out of a process of trying to make "freewriting" into something dialogically transactional. The idea was to give writing a social role in a classroom, and thus to create a situation in which the writing was read by real readers, to understand and respond to what was said rather than to evaluate and "help" with the writing. In…

A presentation is a way of communicating information to an audience. A presentation can be a speech, a panel discussion, a debate, a skit, a display, a demonstration, or even a dramatic or musical performance. For example, by telling the audience about particular crime prevention techniques or subjects, the presenter equips them with the tools to…

Suggestions for improving the teaching of performance by actively involving the classroom audience. (CH)

Describes an experimental study which demonstrates that science and technical writing can be written to maximize audience interest and appeal. (RB)

Discusses the musical program developed at the University of Redlands which features the band concert in combination with dance as a means of attracting audiences. (RK)

Author developed a program of classical music and induced young musicians to perform successfully to an audience. (Author/RK)

Compares some inadequate and uninteresting music with music that is creative and stimulating, and considers the musical values of audiences. (RK)

Study was conducted to investigate the degree to which untrained listeners could correctly identify speaker social status during stimulus controlled vocal status cue situations. (Author)

Analyzes audience response in terms of the speaker ( expert'' or cooriented peer'') and the message ( belief'' or value''). (SP)

Drawing upon role theory, this essay examines Rogers' use of rhetorical irony as a means of persuasive influence.'' (Author)

The purpose of this paper is to describe and criticize methods critics commonly use to judge speech effects from historical records alone, and to provide a case study illustrating the application of those methods. (Author/JB)