Describes the career and contributions of Hallie Quinn Brown to the field of elocution, as well as to civil rights, women's rights, educational advancement, and excellence in the arts. (JMF)

Examines the effects of interpersonal perspective upon certain noncontent communicative behaviors, specifically, unwillingness to communicate, predisposition toward verbal behavior, and disclosiveness. Significant differences are shown among persons with analytic, cooperational, and instrumental perspectives on a linear combination of…

State-of-the-art examination of lying and deception. Includes motivation, awareness, and consequences; the occasion, time, and nature of deceptive messages; and their detection. (JMF)

Outlines Communication Capsule Courses offered at Notre Dame College in Saint Louis: a series of six, one credit courses, each offered in a 12-hour block on a Saturday. (JMF)

Discusses the positive effects of storytelling in the classroom and techniques for teaching children the art of storytelling. (HTH)

Assessed the effects of two types of communicative cues on perceptions of dominance. Subjects viewed stimulus tapes of controlled conversations and rated each speaker. Results indicated that vocal participation contributed to perceptions of dominance more than open-ended or closed-ended questions. (Author/RC)

Demonstrates that the attentiveness construct can be accurately represented in terms of behavioral signals, sensitivities, and self-evaluations. Indicates that attentiveness is a function of posture, verbal behavior, and eye contact and demonstrates that attentiveness varies as a function of role status across differing contexts. (JMF)

Discusses three perspectives on rhetorical situations and draws relationships among these perspectives, assumptions of social interaction, and competing perceptions of language function. Contrasts Classical and Romantic conceptions of rhetoric in light of contemporary ideals. (JMF)

Argues that the speech communication scholar can contribute to the general study of communicative development, particularly to the investigation of strategic communication. Argues for attention to message strategies, but within the framework of the underlying cognitive and cultural structures through which they are created. (JMF)

Outlines concerns regarding needed adjustments in the teaching of reading to cope with a changing, complex world. (JB)

Reports on a conference on the importance of oral language in language instruction and research. (RL)

Highlights the literature of the past 60 years on parliamentary procedure courses in higher education. Presents a rhetorical communication view of such courses and a brief format for their teaching. Available from Parliamentary Journal, Institute of Parliamentarians, Suite 206, Liberty Building, Des Moines, Iowa 50309; sc $1.00. (JMF)

Presents an ontological understanding of the phenomenon of anxiety and makes a comparison with the phenomenon of fear. Discusses the experience of anxiety in communication situations and offers implications for communication researchers. (JMF)

Vocal activity in spontaneous speech appears to alternate between regular periods of high and low activity. These cycles may be properties of social systems, internal cognitive rhythms, or physiological rhythms that affect readiness to initiate activity. (Author/RL)

Presents a rhetorical criticism of Wayne Brockriede's article, "Arguers as Lovers," which suggests that argumentative rape, seduction, and love can be determined by examining the attitudes, intents, and consequences of arguers. Discusses definitional problems and the tentative attitude, as well as the one-dimensionality, of the original article.…