Krasne's 'Say It With Confidence'
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A 5 page review of Margo T. Krasne's book, Say It with Confidence: Overcome the Mental Blocks that Keep You from Making Great Presentations & Speeches. The writer discussed how Krasne debunks popular misconceptions in regards to public speaking and then provides the reader with concrete, practical suggestions that help make for better presentations and more confidence in facing an audience. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Krasne.wps

Language & Critical Thinking
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A 4 page research paper that has 2 parts. The first part of the paper (roughly 200 words) offers an example of how to describe a location using metaphors. In this section, the writer describes the tourist attraction South of the Border. The second part paper constitutes the remainder of the paper and discusses the relationship between language and critical thinking skills. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khlancrt.rtf

Les Brown/You Deserve
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A 3 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Les Brown's speech You Deserve. Les Brown is one of the country's leading motivational speakers. In his speech, You Deserve, Brown describes the mental attitudes that are necessary for success in life, in reaching goals, and feeling that as an individual, you have done all that you are able to do, using talents and abilities completely. His speech is a practical guide toward self-improvement and accomplishing goals. No bibliography is offered.
Filename: khlesb.rtf

Listening and Communication
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A 3 page paper answering 3 questions about communication: the importance of listening; the nature of communication; and the importance of study of intercultural communication. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KScommListen.rtf

Listening Skills/A Descriptive Exercise
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A 4 page research paper/essay that relates a description of nonverbal listening behavior, which is drawn from two conversations in which the author took part. In describing each conversation, the writer focuses on the nonverbal listening behaviors that were taking place. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: khlsade.rtf

Listening Strategies
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A 6 page paper that explains and discusses three specific listening strategies: paraphrasing, empathic listening (also called active listening and reflective listening), and clarifying by asking questions. Each technique is explained and each has an example using the technique and an example of not using the technique. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PGlstpr.rtf

Logic in Two Works
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A 3 page paper which examines how successfully logic is used in On the Slave Trade (1790) and The Speech of Polly Baker (1747). No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAsvbk.rtf