Resources

Resources

• Open source professional communication books 
  • Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies 
  • Business Communication for Success 
  • Introduction to Professional Communications 
• Open source public speaking book links 
  • https://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/handle/1808/29446https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/77

    https://speakupcallin.pressbooks.com/

    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kqa5-jYqjF_x6YF25LYUVpV0EV1XXDTa/view

    https://teams1.pressbooks.com/

    https://courses.lumenlearning.com/publicspeakingprinciples/

• National Communication Association’s Concepts in Communication Video Series
  • Microaggressions 
  • Speech anxiety
• Tip Sheets
  • These .pdf files contain many helpful tips on a variety of topics.
    For Blackboard and other learning needs you can obtain a short cut to each of our tip sheets by following these steps:       
    1. Select a tip sheet from the list
    2. Put your cursor on the name of the selected tip sheet
    3. Right click your mouse on the name of the tip sheet
    4. Select copy link/copy short cut
    5. Paste that tip sheet’s hyperlink into any program
• Podcasts
• Public Speaking Videos
  • These videos contain public speaking instruction for both group and individual presentations. 
  • Scripted by: UNC-Greensboro’s Communication Studies Department Teacher Assistants.
• Sample Round Table Discussion for UNCG’s CST 105 course
• How Your CST 105 Roundtable Dialogue Should Flow
• Sample Roundtable Table Dialogue – Virtual Edition (Script)
• UNCG’s Jackson Library
• UNCG’s Jackson Library’s Communication Studies guides 
• UNCG’s Jackson Library’s Research guides
• Avoiding Prezilepsy
  • Prezi’s zoom capabilities can create a sense of motion sickness. This Prezi discusses strategies that reduce this sickness—which I call “Prezilepsy.” ~Shawn Apolsel
• Prezi Design Strategies
  • Can we apply concepts used in video production to Prezi design? Let’s find out! In this Prezi I pull terms from Bruce Block’s book _The Visual Story: Seeing the Structure of Film, TV, and New Media_. Let me know what you think. ~ Shawn Apostel
• Controlling Speech Anxiety
  • If you get nervous while preparing a public speech, you are not alone. Studies indicate about 80 percent of us feel that way. This presentation will offer techniques to minimize the side effects and even utilize your anxiety to the benefit of your speech. ~ Shawn Apostel
• How to Prevent and Repair Vocal Damage
  • This resource outlines the risks of vocal misuse or overuse, ways to practice better vocal hygiene, and how voice therapy can help created by the online speech pathology program from Baylor University’s Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences.
• 5 Elements of Public Speaking
  • This transcript is intended to be a sample speech that can be used to practice giving feedback or in evaluation.
• Never make a slide like this
• The Best PowerPoint Presentations
• The Public Speaking Project’s open access textbook
  • A free and thorough textbook that explores all the skills required in public speaking.
• Oral Citations by docroyboy
  • A communication student demonstrates how to (and how not to) cite research in a speech.
• Informative Speech Topics for Dummies by docroyboy
  • Crash test dummies consider religion as a speech topic.
• Group Contract
  • Use these files to help create a contract that will keep your group on track.
• Learning English – Pronunciation tips
  • Good pronunciation is very important for good spoken communication. However you do not have to speak like a native English speaker to have good pronunciation.
• Merriam-Webster OnLine
  • Merriam-Webster OnLine offers dictionary definitions as well as pronunciation assistance. After you enter a word in the Merriam-Webster OnLine search box you can click on the  symbol to listen to the proper pronunciation of that word. This feature does require speakers or headphones.
• Public Speaking Anxiety Workshop
  • Workshop Packet for Participants (PDF)
  • Presenter’s Packet (PDF)
  • Video Clip
• University Speaking Center Brochure
  • .pdf for the 2012 University Speaking Center Brochure
• Web Links
  • These web sites contain various information regarding Communication.

Especially for Faculty

• Sample Strategies for Incorporating the Speaking Center into Coursework
• Faculty Resources
  • These links provide you with current SACSCOC institutional accreditation.
• Helping Students Have More Positive Learning Experiences in the Classroom
  • This article is a two-part piece that examines the relationship between a faculty member’s classroom behaviors and students’ interest in learning, students’ responsibility for their own learning, the controlling of poor student behavior, and student evaluations of faculty.
• Using Breakout Rooms in Zoom
  • Breakout rooms allow for Zoom meetings to be split up into up to 50 separate sessions. Assigning students to breakout rooms can function similarly to small group meetings. Students can be assigned to rooms randomly or manually. 

Especially for Community

• SPEAKING FOR A CHANGE!
  • Our continuing partnerships in the Greensboro community have resulted in ongoing public speaking workshops, coaching, and other support. The documents posted here continue to be used by those looking to speak out for change in their community.