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Helens-Hart, Rose; Carlson, Gordon – Communication Teacher, 2022
Impromptu speaking is a typical exercise in communication-focused courses. This format is often used to practice reducing or assess speaking anxiety, getting to know one another, and delivering project updates and ceremonial remarks. For students to practice their skills in quick thinking and speech preparation, instructors commonly have students…
Descriptors: Communications, Anxiety, Teaching Methods, Public Speaking
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Kahl, David H., Jr. – Communication Teacher, 2018
Courses: Professional Speaking, Business and Professional Communication, Environmental Communication, or any course covering topics related to neoliberalism and the environment. Objectives: In this single-class activity, students will first examine the possible environmental effects of fracking near the Bakken Oil Formation in North Dakota.…
Descriptors: Fuels, Industry, Neoliberalism, Communications
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Seiter, John S.; Gass, Robert H.; Seiter, Christian R. – Communication Teacher, 2018
Courses: Persuasion, Compliance Gaining. Objectives: In this single-class activity, based loosely on the video-game sensation Pokémon GO, students learn about, enact, and "capture" a variety of compliance-gaining tactics. Along the way, they gain awareness of various approaches to persuasion, the implications of using such approaches,…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Class Activities, Video Games, Compliance (Psychology)