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ERIC Number: EJ411562
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Rhetoritherapy Revisited: A Test of Its Effectiveness as a Treatment for Communication Problems.
Kelly, Lynne; And Others
Communication Education, v39 n3 p207-26 Jul 1990
Examines the effectiveness of rhetoritherapy as a treatment for individuals with communication difficulties. Finds that performance-based communication training is effective in decreasing communication apprehension and problems communicating and in increasing other-perceived talkativeness. Reports that rhetoritherapy may be a more effective treatment than a speech communication class for individuals with more extreme scores. (MG)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication Research, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Shyness, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Reticence; Rhetoritherapy