Effective debate skills make for good boardmanship. (Author)

Results of a study comparing two debate formats used at tournaments at Drury College and the University of Nebraska, February 1972.

Presents the President's report to the 58th Annual Meeting of the NUEA, Omaha, Nebraska, April 15, 1973. (Editor)

Paper describes a public speaking course that has been taught successfully for six quarters at Florida State University. (Author)

Using finger sweat prints and arousal ratings two different types of stress were measured: anticipation of, and stress during, simulated public speaking. The results indicated that the stress producing properties of public speaking can be reproduced in the laboratory, thus the model has acceptable stimulus properties and can be used in…

A study of doctrinaire rhetoric and extremism which notes consistent patterns of thought and of audience-speaker interaction amoung diverse doctrinaire groups. Concludes that doctrine shapes rhetorical styles as well as content and suggests the possibility of interpreting and evaluating social phenomena through the analysis of rehetoric. (JB)

Includes books, monographs, journal articles, and dissertations relevant to communication literature of the South. Covers the areas of public address, theater, speech education, and mass communication. (PD)

Presentations on the life, character, influence, and contribution to speech education of four great teachers who practiced the humane tradition. (PD)

Discusses the relationship between rhetoric (the study of effective communication) and hermeneutics (the study of how to interpret and understand any kind of communication). Illustrates how principles of rhetoric and hermeneutics apply to lecturing. (PD)

Discusses Jimmy Carter's use of religious-political discourse in the 1976 presidential campaign. Concludes that his speeches reaffirmed our civic piety and faith in America, communicated trustworthiness, served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists, and generated media attention. (JMF)

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)