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
Summary
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
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index
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