Quite simply: In this presentation, I ask for another look at inoculation as an analogic in writing and speaking—taking a wider view of what it means to inoculate…
The practice of speech. Invited by the School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health. University of Western Australia. Perth, Western Australia. November 12, 2015.
In creating each course, speech professors were mindful of shared learning objectives, drawing out themes that cross such diverse topics as intercultural communication and political humor, image repair…
Speaking with: A conversation with Prof. Josh Compton. Invited by Laurie McMillin, Professor and Chair, Rhetoric and Composition, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA. March 11, 2015.
I can think of no dictionary more dynamic, more accurate, more inspiring, more critical to our discipline than the dictionary that emerges through our talk with others. This…
So we know that presidents do public speaking, and that what they do when doing public speaking matters. But how do presidents view public speaking? Josh Compton & Brian Kaylor Presidents do public…
The phrase is a contagion. We add our own versions, and soon, nostalgia is not only contagious, but also, competitive. Josh Compton Compton, J. (2012). Introduction to The…
The investigation stems from a simple thought: presidents regularly do public speaking, but how do they view it? The answers offer a nuanced look into presidential rhetoric about presidential rhetoric—and…
The speech set had shades of politics, humor, and public address, crossing realms of entertainment, news, and word-of-mouth communication. Josh Compton & Brett Miller https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0363811111000932?via%3Dihub David Letterman, host…
When we adopt a collaborative conceptualization of speech across the disciplines, it is in the asking that we are answering. Josh Compton https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1474022209359053 As Lecturer of Speech in…