Compared neuro-linguistic programing treatment for anxiety with self-control desensitization of equal duration and a waiting-list control group in treating public speaking anxiety. Results indicated that neither treatment was more effective in reducing anxiety than merely waiting for one hour. (Author/MCF)

Describes an exercise in which students report on rhetorical choices they make when preparing speeches, based on analyzing their public speaking class as an audience. (PD)

Societal acceptance of polarized discourse poses challenges for communication professors engaged in teaching ethical public speaking processes to undergraduates. This study explores how creating caring and safe environments for the discussion of difficult dialogues is paramount to creating civil and reasoned discourse that can address issues of…

For an instructor who feels the need to teach interviewing skills in the basic course, it is sometimes difficult to fit interviewing into a course that already covers many types of public speaking. An activity is presented that allows instructors to teach interviewing skills in either a one or one-half week time frame (two 50-minute class periods…

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…

This book was written for anyone in an educational setting who wants to deliver presentations to support transforming changes. The first chapter provides background for how to present when the intent is to transform. The two dominant staff-development tasks are the modification of the culture of the workplace and the modification of the teachers'…

Examples are given which can be adapted to any grade level''. (Author/SP)

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

Study asks what effects the omission of reassuring recommendations would have on the retention of information, opinion change, amount of worry and concern, and audience attitude toward the speaker. (Editor)

Recommends teaching speech students how to plan for, recognize, evaluate, and utilize the listener's response to a persuasive discourse. (SW)