This study examines whether video streaming can reduce trait and state communication apprehension, as well as improve communication competence, in public speaking classes. Video streaming technology has been touted as the next generation of video feedback for public speaking students because it is not limited by time or space and allows Internet…

Considers how communication scholars who write a large number of articles remains the same, despite changes to ranking methods. Finds that there is a substantial similarity between authors who are frequently cited by others and the number of articles that have been published by these authors. Discusses how the most frequently published authors of…

Based on a prior model on modularity of the brain, a new modular model of intrapersonal communication was developed which focuses on brain processing, encompassing both the structures and the functions of those structures in the creation of messages. The modular mind is a bio-social model of communication which presupposes a relationship between…

Various communication studies have revealed the existence of a "preverbal" stage of communication consisting of centers within the brain that exists in an innate form or a form preprogrammed for future information acquired from the environment through experience (socialization). Such centers serve to prepare the individual for…

Describes an undergraduate program designed to relate communication course work to practical applications in the job market by offering credit for student participation in research projects. (JMF)

This paper develops Lukacs's interpretations of Marx's historical dialectic, reification, and class consciousness and relates these elements to contemporary communication theory. For Lukacs, the core of Marx's writing is the historical dialectic, the most vital interaction of which is the relation between subject and object in the historical…

Examines the role of the brain in conceptualizing and understanding intrapersonal communication. Drawing on research and theory from several disciplines, develops a communicative perspective on intrapersonal communication, focusing on specific interhemispheric and intermodular processes inherent in intrapersonal communication. Discusses…

Violations of interpersonal spacing expectations have been demonstrated to influence a receiver's perception of the credibility, attraction, and influence of an initiator of such violations. Recent research on distraction and on personal space points to several potential strategies a persuader may adopt when trying to influence another individual.…

A model of conversational distance violations that claims that these violations mediate communication outcomes such as source credibility, source attraction, and learning was examined in a study involving 136 undergraduate students. The students were tested in small group settings using eight confederates, four rated highly and four lowly in…

Recent research on the role of personal space has demonstrated the effects of violating or not violating a spatial norm on the perceived persuasiveness, credibility, and attractiveness of the message source. The persuasive impact of personal space violations has been difficult to interpret because of the failure to effectively manipulate source…

Designed for elementary, secondary, and college level teachers interested in teaching nonverbal communication, assessing nonverbal skills in the classroom, and incorporating nonverbal units in other courses, the references in this annotated bibliography range from overviews to specifically selected interest areas in nonverbal communication. The 25…