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Help prepare students for a productive research strategy by demonstrating the differences between poplar and scholarly sources. Okay, think fast. How do you tell the difference between popular and scholarly sources? Maybe a little list runs through your head, like this: Is …

Creating Meaningful Assignments in the Public Speaking Course: Are your students ready for the workplace?  Tasha Davis, Associate Professor, Austin Community College Public Speaking can be a challenging course – for students and instructors. Students aren’t just learning new skills. They are …

On the first day of Fundamentals of Public Speaking at Austin Community College and at the University of Texas, Maegan Stephens’ students vote on their syllabus. “This is not my class, it is our class; therefore, this should not be my syllabus, …

If you say you’re a good public speaker, and you believe it, and work towards it, you can get there, even in small bits. – Dr. Shane Gunderson, Florida International University Dr. Shane Gunderson is an Adjunct Professor of Communication Arts at …