Communication Studies, Department of
Date of this Version
1-2011
Abstract
Communication teachers spend considerable time instructing students how to organize and deliver professional oral presentations, design effective PowerPoint slides, answer interview questions, and communicate effectively in problem-solving teams. Yet considerably less time is spent systematically teaching them the communication skill they will use most: day-to-day verbal communication. Improving verbal communication competence will contribute to students’ success across a variety of communication contexts (Worley, Worley, & Soldner, 2008). Therefore, the primary purpose of this activity is to raise students’ consciousness of their own verbal communication patterns and give them a starting point for improving their verbal skills.
Comments
Published in Communication Teacher 25:1 (January 2011), pp. 12–15; doi: 10.1080/17404622.2010.513993 Copyright © 2011 National Communication Association; published by Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. Used by permission.