Communications

[|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. [|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. [|http://www.glencoe.com/ps/peak/weblinks/index.html] This Glencoe site features a variety of communications-related links. [|http://www.careercity.com] This site offers a jobs database as well as advice for job searchers. [|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. [|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. [|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. [|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. [|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. [|http://www.listen.org] This site contains suggested listening exercises and some quotes about listening. [|http://www.d.umn.edu/student/loon/acad/strat/ss_listening.html] This site contains tips on listening provided in a college student handbook. [|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. [|http://members.aol.com/katydidit/bodylang.htm] The site serves as an investigation of personal space and its affects on human behavior. [|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. [|http://www.americancomm.org/] [|http://www.theabc.org/] [|http://www.icahdq.org/] [|http://www.natcom.org] [|http://www.csufresno.edu/speechcomm/wsca.htm] [|http://www.as.wvu.edu/~jmccrosk/110.htm] This site presents a detailed analysis of the types of communication apprehension. [|http://www.ronkurtus.com/speaking/spkfear.htm] This site contains suggestions for overcoming communication apprehension, especially with regard to oral presentations. [|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. [|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. [|http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/amdocs_index.html] This site contains a chronological database of famous speeches and documents in American history. [|http://douglass.speech.nwu.edu/index.html] This site offers a searchable database of American oratory and related documents. //I Have a Dream// speech text** [|http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/texts/mlkdream.html] [|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.
 * Commcentral: Your Introduction to Communication Course (McGraw-Hill)**
 * Communication Resources K-12**
 * Peak Performance Web Links by Topic**
 * CAREER PATH**
 * Career City**
 * The Employment Guide's Career Web**
 * Virtual Interviewing Assistant**
 * GROUP DYNAMICS**
 * Groupthink—Irving Janis**
 * Virtual Meeting Assistant**
 * LEADERSHIP**
 * Managing Yourself, Leading Others**
 * LISTENING**
 * International Listening Association**
 * Listening Skills**
 * Seven Keys to Listening**
 * NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION**
 * The Body Language of Proxemics**
 * Nonverbal Communication Links**
 * PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATIONS**
 * The American Communication Association**
 * The Association for Business Communication**
 * International Communication Association**
 * National Communication Association**
 * Western States Communication Association**
 * PUBLIC SPEAKING**
 * The Communication Apprehension Perspective**
 * Overcome the Fear of Speaking to Groups**
 * SpCom 100A**
 * Virtual Presentation Assistant**
 * SPEECH/DOCUMENT DATABASES**
 * AMDOCS: Documents for the Study of American History**
 * Douglass Archives of American Public Address**
 * Martin Luther King
 * Vital Speeches of the Day**