TY  - BOOK
AU  - Turner,Kathleen J.
AU  - Sheckels,Theodore F.
AU  - Love,Kyle Anne Barnett
AU  - Preston,Marlene M.
AU  - Hobgood,Linda Bartlett
TI  - Communication Centers: A Theory-Based Guide to Training and Management
SN  - 9780739190999
AV  - P91.5.U5 -- .T87 2015eb 
U1  - 302.2 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
KW  - Oral communication -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover-Page -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: What is a Communication Center? -- PART I: DEVELOPING A COMMUNICATION CENTER -- 1 A Brief History of Communication Centers -- 2 Starting a Communication Center -- 3 Successful Marketing of Communication Centers -- PART II: BECOMING A COMMUNICATION CENTER TUTOR -- 4 Becoming a Peer Tutor: A Communication Perspective -- 5 Tutoring Tasks: Invention -- 6 Tutoring Tasks: Disposition -- 7 Tutoring Tasks: Style, Memory, and Delivery -- 8 Tutoring Tasks: Presentation Aids -- PART III: TAKING THE CENTER FARTHER -- 9 Tutoring Tasks: Special Situations and Diverse Populations -- 10 Considering the Possibilities -- 11 Assessment of Your Communication Center: Anathema or Asset? -- Afterword: The Rhetorical Roots of Communication Centers -- Appendix A: The Evaluation of Communication Center Directors: Procedures and Criteria -- Appendix B: Tutor Training and Certification Programs -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors
N2  - Communication Centers: A Theory-Based Guide to Training and Management addresses what communication centers are and why they are valuable, examines their rich rhetorical roots, and offers advice to faculty who are asked to develop a communication center. Directors of established centers and peer tutors will also find valuable information
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