Edwin Newman runs a group session to demonstrate common communication faults. Directives should be: clear, concise, concrete, creative, correct. Avoid: redundancy (repitition), jargon, “ising”, overuse and misuse of words.
Based on Edwin Newman’s books Strictly speaking, and A Civil tongue.
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ACMI Identifier
017393
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Communication skills
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → English language - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Speech
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)