If you d like to feel more confident in social situations, improve your listening skills, handle conflict more effectively and have a better understanding of nonverbal communication and how families communicate, then you need special classes offered this summer at East Tennessee State University. Perhaps you would like to learn how to edit video on a computerized system, or maybe try your hand in an innovative summer theatre program. Again, ETSU is the place for you this summer, because the communication department is offering seven special courses as part of ETSU Summer 2000. Reducing Stagefright, Shyness and Social Anxiety is intended for apprehensive or shy persons who want to navigate collegiate, personal and professional communication environments. June 5-July 10.
Research indicates the majority of our communication time is spent listening.
The Listening course should equip students with a better understanding of listening behavior and more effective listening skills. The course is taught by Dr. Charles Roberts, departmental chair and national authority on listening. June 5-July 20. Students in Interpersonal Conflict and Communication , taught by Dr. Patty Burant, will explore interpersonal conflict, how it affects our ability to communicate in relationships, and how to handle conflict effectively. Effective Use of Nonverbal Communication in Daily Life will introduce students to theories and concepts of nonverbal communication and strategies for its more effective use and interpretation.