Public speaking

Scope and Contents This collection includes survey questionnaires and correspondence from Dr. Edward Strother in Evanston, Illinois in 1950 regarding Dr. Strother's research while working toward his PhD at Northwestern University. Dr. Strother's hypothesis was that during a presentation, an audience would be less hostile if the speaker carried greater prestige. The survey was designed with the purpose of discovering how various speakers handled audience hostility, and attempted to cover a cross section of...

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This collection includes records, clippings, brochures, and photographs from Ball State University Office of Business Affairs in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1963 to 1964 regarding Ball State University Convocations.

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This collection includes the papers and speeches of Ball State University President John R. Emens.

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This collection includes directories of Ball State faculty arranged by their specialty to promote their services as public speakers on a wide variety of topics. The directories range from 1975-1984.

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This collection includes awards, correspondence, manuscripts, news clippings, photographs, photographic negatives, press releases, programs, publications, reports, resumes, slides, and speeches from Public Information Services at Ball State University in Muncie, IN ranging from 1927 to 2004 regarding former presidents, former library board members, presidential portraits, administrative records, and Ball State University campus incidents.