Communication
Nonverbal Communication
Career Path
Professional Communication Associations
Group Dynamics
Public Speaking
Speech/Document Databases
Listening
Leadership
COMMUNICATION
Commcentral:
Your Introduction to Communication Course (McGraw-Hill)
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/speech/
commcentral/mghome.html
This
site contains a wide variety of communication-related links
and information on key issues in the communication process.
It also contains links to other McGraw-Hill communications-related
texts.
Communication
Resources K-12
http://www.natcom.org/ctronline/k-12.htm
This is a link on the National Communication
Association's Web site (http://www.natcom.org) that
contains a list of communication resource links for grades
K-12.
Peak Performance Web Links by Topic
http://www.glencoe.com/ps/peak/Web links /index.html
This Glencoe site features a variety of
communications-related links.
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CAREER
PATH
Career
City
http://www.careercity.com
This
site offers a jobs database as well as advice for job searchers.
The
Employment Guide's Career Web
http://www.careerweb.com
This
site offers a database as well as career advice ranging from
relocation to assistance in determining which career path
may fit an individual's interests.
Virtual
Interviewing Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/via/index.html
This
site contains a wide variety of interviewing information,
including strategies, interviewer/interviewee perspectives,
and job placement links. The types of interviews are defined
and discussed.
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GROUP
DYNAMICS
Groupthink—Irving
Janis
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~buell/201/overheads/groupthink.html
This
site contains an explanation of groupthink and an overview
of the problems related to it.
Virtual
Meeting Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vma/vms.htm
This
site includes tips for planning and running various types
of meetings. It includes links to online publications that
provide strategies and recommendations for more effective
meetings.
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LEADERSHIP
Managing
Yourself, Leading Others
http://www.srg.co.uk/
This
site includes links to information on managerial leadership
types and tools. It also includes information on assertiveness,
stress issues, controlling your anger, preparing for effective
meetings, decision making, self-esteem, and more.
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LISTENING
International
Listening Association
http://www.listen.org
This
site contains suggested listening exercises and some quotes
about listening.
Listening
Skills
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/ss_listening.html
This
site contains tips on listening provided in a college student
handbook.
Seven
Keys to Listening
http://www.stresscure.com/relation/7keys.html
This
site contains an outline of seven techniques to improve one's
listening as well as anecdotal stories to reinforce the suggestions.
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NONVERBAL
COMMUNICATION
The
Body Language of Proxemics
http://members.aol.com/katydidit/bodylang.htm
The
site serves as an investigation of personal space and its
affects on human behavior.
Nonverbal
Communication Links
http://www.macc.cc.mo.us/~learnctr/john/nonverbal.html
This
page contains links to a variety of topics related to nonverbal
communication, including an explanation of various nonverbal
gestures from various cultures around the world.
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PROFESSIONAL
COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATIONS
The
American Communication Association
http://www.americancomm.org/
The
Association for Business Communication
http://www.theabc.org/
International
Communication Association
http://www.icahdq.org/
National
Communication Association
http://www.natcom.org
Western
States Communication Association
http://www.csufresno.edu/speechcomm/wsca.htm
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PUBLIC
SPEAKING
The
Communication Apprehension Perspective
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~jmccrosk/110.htm
This
site presents a detailed analysis of the types of communication
apprehension.
Overcome
the Fear of Speaking to Groups
http://www.ronkurtus.com/speaking/spkfear.htm
This
site contains suggestions for overcoming communication apprehension,
especially with regard to oral presentations.
SpCom
100A
http://www.la.psu.edu/speech/100a/workbook/wrkbk.htm
This
site sponsored by the department of speech communication at
Penn State University provides complete, step-by-step information
about how to prepare and present an effective speech.
Virtual
Presentation Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa.htm
This
site provided by the University of Kansas is an excellent
online tutorial for students preparing and presenting a speech.
It includes links to sources of supporting information.
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SPEECH/DOCUMENT
DATABASES
AMDOCS:
Documents for the Study of American History
http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html
This
site contains a chronological database of famous speeches
and documents in American history.
Douglass
Archives of American Public Address
http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/index.html
This
site offers a searchable database of American oratory and
related documents.
Martin
Luther King
I Have a Dream speech text
http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/texts/mlkdream.html
Vital
Speeches of the Day
http://www.votd.com
This
site contains an index of famous speeches. It offers a selection
of speeches online with many more available via subscription.
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