This comprehensive guide for instructors and students is designed for both beginning and advanced courses in directing for the theater. The guide presents the basic concepts of directing progressively and is the only directing text that combines theory with "hands-on" participation units. The exercise-driven guide's approach is totally…

In 1990, Warner Brothers Television made a bold decision to recruit new, young writers from outside the Los Angeles (California) area. The method they first chose was a contest for East-coast Baltimore (Maryland) area. The writers with the reward of an opportunity to receive additional training in Los Angeles. Since this approach was expensive,…

As student diversity grows, it is important to make the basic speech communication course relevant for the students enrolled. Textbooks for the basic speech communication course provide the basic information on the subject; the responsibility for teaching the basic course in speech communication is often assigned to graduate teaching assistants.…

This guide reviews the basic principles of Internet exploration for the novice user, describing various functions and utilizing "onscreen" displays. The introduction explains what the Internet is, and provides historical information. The introduction is followed by a listing of Internet hardware and software (freeware and shareware),…

A study examined the relationship of the respondent and averaged associate ratings on the Listening Practices Feedback Report (LPFR). As part of LPFR listening training sessions, LPFR respondent and associate(s) scores were gathered from several major companies and organizations. Each subject completed an LPFR on his/her own listening behavior and…

Competent practice in the field of evaluation calls upon many skills, which all can be taught. This paper suggests one perspective on how these evaluation skills could be acquired. A seven-item question-and-answer format is used to respond to a panel discussing structuring a program to prepare professional evaluators. The following questions are…

Although academia has been concerned with the need to expand the use of critical thinking skills in the secondary and collegiate curricula, it has paid little attention to the application of critical thinking skills in adult business education. Challenges for an instructor teaching a class of business executives as opposed to a class of…

This digest provides a detailed description of the Program in Interpreting and Translating at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. Specific sections address the following: (1) the degree emphasis; (2) formal training and professional relevance; (3) departmental provision for interpreting and translating; (4) the expertise and experience…

The purpose of this study was to examine what role information science courses play in the library and information science master's programs. The current course offerings of the 50 American Library Association accredited schools in the United States were analyzed by designated categories to determine the percentages of: traditional library science…

Humor, a communicative tactic used to engender support, is often used, but rarely understood. The literature in the field of humor has attempted to define situations where humor could be beneficial, although few definitive answers exist relating humor to effective leadership communicative behavior. This paper presents current research findings…

Noting that basic courses in advertising provide little or no instruction in how to perform the tasks of account management, this paper suggests the outlines of a syllabus which will prepare a future account manager at least as well as courses in copy, layout, and media planning prepare their future professionals. The course outlined in the paper…

Translators and interpreters are not currently trained as professionals, but taught a "do-as-I-do" system inherited from the medieval guilds. Most are self-made, having acquired technique and applied it to languages already known. However, there is now enough known about mediated interlingual communication to teach translators and interpreters how…

The innovative program described in this article was designed to assist disadvantaged adults in obtaining credentials to qualify for a professional counseling position. Results supported the recent focus on variables related to candidates' success as counselors, rather than on their previous academic performances. (Author)

The purpose of this study was (a) to survey school counselor preparation and perceived and projected role in serving special education students in the southwestern region of the United States; and (b) to determine the status of counselor education programs throughout the nation in preparing counselors to effectively serve exceptional students.…

The article reports on changes in women's enrollment in professional training through 1974 and considers the outlook for women in professional training and some of the characteristics of men and women applicants to professional schools. (Author/BP)