Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Communication Applications: Listening and Speaking

Today's class focuses on the art of listening.

You will listen to Ronald Reagan's 1986 speech about the Challenger explosion. Before listening to Reagan's speech, however, read this brief account of the disaster (the Wikipedia entry on the subject is helpful as well), and then watch this short video clip of footage of the explosion. What were the most effective ways Reagan communicated in this speech?
We wil also watch and listen to a few minutes of two inaugural addresses:




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