Basic Course Division

Public Speaking Delivery Styles: Audience Preference and Recollection

Authors: Richard Doetkott (Chapman University), and Michael Motley (University of California, Davis) Click here to read the abstract.

Politics Doesn't Affect Me...Does It? The Affects of Counter-attitudinal Advocacy on Students' Political and Civic Engagement Attitudes

Authors: Elizabeth Chupp (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), and Stephen Hunt (Illinois State University) Click here to read the abstract.

Passion and Preparation in the Basic Course: The Influence of Students' Ego-Involvement with Speech Topics and Preparation Time on Public Speaking Grades

Authors: Joseph Mazer (Ohio University), Brian Scott Titsworth (Ohio University),and Rachel Kessinger (Ohio University) Click here to read the abstract.

A Grade-Norming Exercise to Increase Consistency and Perceived Consistency in Grading among Public Speaking Instructors

Authors: Bessie Lawton (West Chester Univ) and Mary Braz (West Chester Univ) Click here to read the abstract.