Entires listed in this selected bibliography were published in 1973 and should be of interest to students of public address. Items are listed under five major categories: (1) bibliography; (2) criticism: oratory; (3) argumentation: logic: debate; (4) practitioners and theorists--general (American, international); and (5) religious communication…

The desired goals in public speaking can only be achieved if the evaluative process is constant and presented in a way which promotes desirable attitudes toward the evaluation process. The traditional methods of criticism--e.g., hand signals, flash cards, peer criticism, and oral and written teacher comments--are either post-performance types of…

The purposes of this study were to examine the relationship of students' and instructors' evaluations, to discover which elements of evaluation seem to best predict the grade awarded by each group, and to compare the dimensions of evaluative judgments for students and instructors. College students enrolled in a public speaking course at Indiana…

Although texts on debate and argumentation deal with accepted forms of evidence, reasoning, and logical methods of proof, they do not cover adequately the "undefined" forms of proof. Criteria of evidence found in forensic literature are not always followed strictly by judges, in courtroom or classroom. Many debate judges allow imprecise, vague, or…

To determine the effect of background music during classroom instruction in vocabulary and grammar and in the delivery of speeches, sophomore high school students were divided into an experimental group (66 students) and a control group (60 students). For one semester the experimental group heard classical background music during instruction,…

The practice of criticism of speech communication is advocated, defined, and developed on societal and practical, functional grounds. Although the author concludes that there are few direct societal benefits from criticism of speeches, he does find extensive research writings that center on analysis of rhetorical phenomena, primarily public…

This curriculum guide is a result of a graduate seminar in improvement of speech instruction given in 1971 at the University of Nebraska (Omaha). It is designed primarily for a full-year high school course, but individual sections can be used for a semester course or units. The aim of the curriculum is to integrate new approaches in communication…

Describes a public address curriculum based upon a different way of conceptualizing public address. (Author)

Speakers' prespeech perceptions were elicited with reference to expected credibility, the consequences of delivering the speech, speech topic preferences, and message strategy intentions. Relationships are hypothesized among prespeech perceptions and trait and state speech anxiety. (JF)

Examines Cicero's "Defense of Caelius" public address emphasizing his mastery of the art of persuasive speaking through the use of humor and his ability to adapt to the rhetorical situation and the psychological needs of the audience. (MH)

Examines the compositional attributes which characterize Christian sermons as generically distinctive. (MH)

Presents a transcript of the final debate of the Thirty-First National Debate Tournament sponsored by the American Forensic Association in 1977. Focuses on the necessity and desirability of requiring airbags to promote automobile safety. (MH)

Recognizes that ghostwriting has long been a subject of controversy within the speech communication field, especially the question of the "ethics" of ghostwriting. Examines ghostwriting as source, process, and relationship, and suggests five specific ways in which the study of ghostwritten texts can enrich rhetorical studies. (NKA)

Argues that the use of historical events as rhetorical artifacts has sustained cold war assumptions and attitudes; that rhetorical events provide composites for rhetorical histories which become the basis for argumentative appeals; and that these rhetorical histories continue to permeate American diplomacy in general and arms negotiations in…

The issue of giving proper attribution in speeches--a problem that cost Joseph Biden his presidential candidacy--flared up in academe this year. Richard J. Sauer withdrew his candidacy for the presidency of North Dakota State University amid allegations that he plagiarized part of a speech he had delivered. (MLW)