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Download full textWeaver, Richard L., II; Michel, Thomas A. – 1984
No teaching method is more widely used and yet more strongly criticized than the lecture. Yet, an examination of more than 40 basic public speaking textbooks reveals that lecturing is seldom mentioned. There are, perhaps, several reasons for this omission. For example, authors of textbooks might feel that (1) material on lecturing duplicates their…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Higher Education, Lecture Method, Public Speaking
