Web Resources Communication Links

Commcentral: Your Introduction to Communication Course (McGraw-Hill)
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/speech/commcentral/
mghome.html

This site contains a wide variety of communication-related links and information on key issues in the communication process. It also contains links to other McGraw-Hill communications-related texts.

Communication Resources K-12
http://www.natcom.org/ctronline/k-12.htm

This is a link on the National Communication Association's Web site (http://www.natcom.org) that contains a list of communication resource links for grades K-12.

Peak Performance Web Links by Topic
http://www.glencoe.com/ps/peak/weblinks/index.html

This Glencoe site features a variety of communications-related links.

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CAREER PATH

Career City
http://www.careercity.com

This site offers a jobs database as well as advice for job searchers.

The Employment Guide's Career Web
http://www.careerweb.com

This site offers a database as well as career advice ranging from relocation to assistance in determining which career path may fit an individual's interests.

Virtual Interviewing Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/via/index.html

This site contains a wide variety of interviewing information, including strategies, interviewer/interviewee perspectives, and job placement links. The types of interviews are defined and discussed.

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GROUP DYNAMICS

Groupthink—Irving Janis
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~buell/201/overheads/groupthink.html

This site contains an explanation of groupthink and an overview of the problems related to it.

Virtual Meeting Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vma/vms.htm

This site includes tips for planning and running various types of meetings. It includes links to online publications that provide strategies and recommendations for more effective meetings.

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LEADERSHIP

Managing Yourself, Leading Others
http://www.srg.co.uk/

This site includes links to information on managerial leadership types and tools. It also includes information on assertiveness, stress issues, controlling your anger, preparing for effective meetings, decision making, self-esteem, and more.

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LISTENING

International Listening Association
http://www.listen.org

This site contains suggested listening exercises and some quotes about listening.

Listening Skills
http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/ss_listening.html

This site contains tips on listening provided in a college student handbook.

Seven Keys to Listening
http://www.stresscure.com/relation/7keys.html

This site contains an outline of seven techniques to improve one's listening as well as anecdotal stories to reinforce the suggestions.

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NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

The Body Language of Proxemics
http://members.aol.com/katydidit/bodylang.htm

The site serves as an investigation of personal space and its affects on human behavior.

Nonverbal Communication Links
http://www.macc.cc.mo.us/~learnctr/john/nonverbal.html

This page contains links to a variety of topics related to nonverbal communication, including an explanation of various nonverbal gestures from various cultures around the world.

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PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATIONS

The American Communication Association
http://www.americancomm.org/

The Association for Business Communication
http://www.theabc.org/

International Communication Association
http://www.icahdq.org/

National Communication Association
http://www.natcom.org

Western States Communication Association
http://www.csufresno.edu/speechcomm/wsca.htm

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PUBLIC SPEAKING

The Communication Apprehension Perspective
http://www.as.wvu.edu/~jmccrosk/110.htm

This site presents a detailed analysis of the types of communication apprehension.

Overcome the Fear of Speaking to Groups
http://www.ronkurtus.com/speaking/spkfear.htm

This site contains suggestions for overcoming communication apprehension, especially with regard to oral presentations.

SpCom 100A
http://www.la.psu.edu/speech/100a/workbook/wrkbk.htm

This site sponsored by the department of speech communication at Penn State University provides complete, step-by-step information about how to prepare and present an effective speech.

Virtual Presentation Assistant
http://www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa.htm

This site provided by the University of Kansas is an excellent online tutorial for students preparing and presenting a speech. It includes links to sources of supporting information.

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SPEECH/DOCUMENT DATABASES

AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History
http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html

This site contains a chronological database of famous speeches and documents in American history.

Douglass Archives of American Public Address
http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/index.html

This site offers a searchable database of American oratory and related documents.

Martin Luther King
I Have a Dream speech text
http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/texts/mlkdream.html

Vital Speeches of the Day
http://www.votd.com

This site contains an index of famous speeches. It offers a selection of speeches online with many more available via subscription.

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