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The Effects Of Leader Presence And Moderate Stress Upon Small Group Sentiment And Interaction, Ray Lewis Cordon Jan 1972

The Effects Of Leader Presence And Moderate Stress Upon Small Group Sentiment And Interaction, Ray Lewis Cordon

Masters Theses

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of leader presence and moderate stress upon sentiment and interaction in small groups. Seventy-four students were selected from the required speech course at Eastern Illinois University to serve as subjects. These subjects were assigned to sixteen groups, ranging from four to five members per group.

Silent and absent leadership, imposed stress and no stress were introduced to the groups through a 2 X 2 factorial design. In one condition (N = 18) the group leader provided instructions and then remained silent during group interaction, and moderate stress--an announced time barrier--was …


Antislavery And Disunion: An Analysis Of Arguments In Selected Speaking Events In Coles County, Illinois From 1847-1863, Gary Wayne Kent Jan 1971

Antislavery And Disunion: An Analysis Of Arguments In Selected Speaking Events In Coles County, Illinois From 1847-1863, Gary Wayne Kent

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Student Evaluation Via Video Tape In A Fundamentals Of Speech Program, Ronald Lynn Stephenson Jan 1971

A Comparison Of Two Methods Of Student Evaluation Via Video Tape In A Fundamentals Of Speech Program, Ronald Lynn Stephenson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Critical Analysis Of The Sermon Delivered By Chaplain Harry C. Wood On December 14, 1941, Judy Jones Sarver Jan 1971

A Critical Analysis Of The Sermon Delivered By Chaplain Harry C. Wood On December 14, 1941, Judy Jones Sarver

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No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The War And Peace Position Of Senator Edmund Muskie, Cheryl Kaye Keyser Jan 1971

An Analysis Of The War And Peace Position Of Senator Edmund Muskie, Cheryl Kaye Keyser

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No abstract provided.


A Comparative Analysis Of Selected Eulogies: United States Presidents Who Died In Office, 1900-1970, Mary Ruth Rang Jan 1971

A Comparative Analysis Of Selected Eulogies: United States Presidents Who Died In Office, 1900-1970, Mary Ruth Rang

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No abstract provided.


A Comparative Analysis Of The Keynote Speeches Of The Democratic And Republican National Nominating Conventions Of 1968, Joseph Earl Block Jan 1970

A Comparative Analysis Of The Keynote Speeches Of The Democratic And Republican National Nominating Conventions Of 1968, Joseph Earl Block

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No abstract provided by author.


A Rhetorical Biography Of Lady Astor In Parliament, Charles F. Rolinski Jan 1970

A Rhetorical Biography Of Lady Astor In Parliament, Charles F. Rolinski

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Field Study Of Adaptation Of Conventional Persuasive Techniques By Life Insurance Agents, Richard L. Shoen Jan 1970

A Field Study Of Adaptation Of Conventional Persuasive Techniques By Life Insurance Agents, Richard L. Shoen

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No abstract provided.


A Comparison Of The Classical And Modern Concepts Of Memory With Suggestions For Further Study, Kathleen Oros Reed Jan 1970

A Comparison Of The Classical And Modern Concepts Of Memory With Suggestions For Further Study, Kathleen Oros Reed

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No abstract provided.


A Cinematographical Analysis Of Selected Factors Affecting The Efficient Performance Of The Back Somersault In Floor Tumbling, John W. Newton Jul 1969

A Cinematographical Analysis Of Selected Factors Affecting The Efficient Performance Of The Back Somersault In Floor Tumbling, John W. Newton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Ego-Involvement And Fear Appeals Upon Task Performance, Stephen Steinmetz Jan 1969

The Effects Of Ego-Involvement And Fear Appeals Upon Task Performance, Stephen Steinmetz

Masters Theses

Researchers and scholars in the fear appeal area have been unable to determine what factor or factors make fear appeals effective. Two studies, Hewgill and Miller (1965) and Powell (1965), suggest that the personal involvement of the audience with who or what is threatened is the factor which causes fear appeals to be effective. If ego-involvement is the personal involvement factor indicated by these studies, then it would appear to be the key to fear appeal effectiveness. Therefore, the present investigation was designed to experimentally compare the effects of ego-involvement and fear appeals upon task performance.

Sixty nine undergraduates enrolled …


A General Semantics Model For Speech Evaluation, Harold Lee Drake Jan 1969

A General Semantics Model For Speech Evaluation, Harold Lee Drake

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.


A Rhetorical Analysis Of Robert F. Kennedy's Speaking On The Issue Of Peace In Vietnam, As Revealed In His Kansas Address, "Conflict In Vietnam", Jeanine I. Rishel Jan 1969

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Robert F. Kennedy's Speaking On The Issue Of Peace In Vietnam, As Revealed In His Kansas Address, "Conflict In Vietnam", Jeanine I. Rishel

Masters Theses

Many Americans have marshaled their rhetoric to support or to denounce the Vietnam war. One of the most insistent voices heard was that of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

Hypothesis. It was the hypothesis of this study that Robert Francis Kennedy’s speaking on the issue of peace in Vietnam was intelligent and responsible.

Statement of Purpose. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis by analyzing and evaluating “Conflict in Vietnam,” a speech delivered by Robert Kennedy in Manhattan, Kansas on March 18, 1968. This particular speech was selected for the following reasons: (1) The speech stated …


An Investigation Of Indecisive Behavior In Stutterers, John Charles Hotchkiss Aug 1968

An Investigation Of Indecisive Behavior In Stutterers, John Charles Hotchkiss

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Dr. Paul Arthur Washburn's Speaking On The Union Of The Evangelical United Brethren And Methodist Churches: A Rhetorical Analysis, Robert D. Rosebraugh Jan 1968

Dr. Paul Arthur Washburn's Speaking On The Union Of The Evangelical United Brethren And Methodist Churches: A Rhetorical Analysis, Robert D. Rosebraugh

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Rhetorical Analysis Of John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address" Of January 29, 1961, Marjorie T. Hutton Jan 1967

A Rhetorical Analysis Of John F. Kennedy's "Inaugural Address" Of January 29, 1961, Marjorie T. Hutton

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Rhetorical Analysis Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "First Inaugural Address" - March 4, 1933, Carol Jean Martin Jan 1967

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "First Inaugural Address" - March 4, 1933, Carol Jean Martin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Comparisons Of Teacher Effectiveness And Speaker Ability From Expert, Supervisors, Student Teachers And Student Ratings, Peggy Lee Geurin Jan 1967

Comparisons Of Teacher Effectiveness And Speaker Ability From Expert, Supervisors, Student Teachers And Student Ratings, Peggy Lee Geurin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.


A Critical Analysis Of Charles H. Percy's Speech To The City Club Of Chicago On October 10, 1966, Betty Jane Cromwell Jan 1967

A Critical Analysis Of Charles H. Percy's Speech To The City Club Of Chicago On October 10, 1966, Betty Jane Cromwell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Survey Of Representative Industries Of Coles County With Special Emphasis On The Accumulation Of Public Relations Information, J. Allan Spencer Jan 1965

A Survey Of Representative Industries Of Coles County With Special Emphasis On The Accumulation Of Public Relations Information, J. Allan Spencer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.


A Rhetorical Analysis Of Selected Speeches For Special Occasions, Ronald George Martin Jan 1965

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Selected Speeches For Special Occasions, Ronald George Martin

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Scientific Interests Of Robert Wilson Gibbes As Revealed In The Gibbes-Morton Correspondence, Phillip S. Swartz Jan 1963

The Scientific Interests Of Robert Wilson Gibbes As Revealed In The Gibbes-Morton Correspondence, Phillip S. Swartz

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.


A Guide For Students Interested In Graduate Study In Rhetoric And Public Address, Donald Linn Grigsby Jan 1963

A Guide For Students Interested In Graduate Study In Rhetoric And Public Address, Donald Linn Grigsby

Masters Theses

No abstract provided by author.


A Rhetorical Analysis Of Jane Addams' Speech Of July 9, 1915, Delvenia Gail Shadwell Jan 1961

A Rhetorical Analysis Of Jane Addams' Speech Of July 9, 1915, Delvenia Gail Shadwell

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Study Of The Simplicity Of Language In Selected Public Addresses Of Abraham Lincoln, Barbara Vanault Wallace Jan 1960

A Study Of The Simplicity Of Language In Selected Public Addresses Of Abraham Lincoln, Barbara Vanault Wallace

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


High School Journalism, Robert Ernest Stuckey Jan 1960

High School Journalism, Robert Ernest Stuckey

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Status Of Upward Communication In Area Industry, John Clinton Schweitzer Jul 1958

The Status Of Upward Communication In Area Industry, John Clinton Schweitzer

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Characteristics Of A Sound Program Of School Public Relations, Dennis Cougill Jan 1957

Characteristics Of A Sound Program Of School Public Relations, Dennis Cougill

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Public Appreciation Of The Distributive Education Program, Arthur B. Schottman Jan 1956

Public Appreciation Of The Distributive Education Program, Arthur B. Schottman

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.