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Rhetoric, Eloquence, Public Speaking, and Vocabulary
Rhetoric, Eloquence, Public Speaking, and Vocabulary
Shocking Presentation
Just to prove that B. F. Skinner was not the only guy who could do operant conditioning, Willard Hayes Yeager decided to teach his student to speak better in public by the use of electric shocks.You can read his textbook here.
Teachers shock students at George Washington U. Washington, D.C., Aug. 2. Public speaking students at G.W. U. are only too well acquainted with the shocking machine, invented by Dr. Willard Hayes Yeager, Head of the department, to take the "ahs" "ers" and "ums" out of their diction. He is shown putting on the shocker to Jane Hampton, 17. When the student makes a mistake the professor at the other end of the room, notifies her by a gentle electric shock.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Dec 08, 2023 -
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Category: Education, Sadism, Cruelty, Punishment, and Torture, Rhetoric, Eloquence, Public Speaking, and Vocabulary, 1930s
The Bergen Evans Vocabulary Program
I am having fun trying to make a coherent story out of all the sample sentences. It's a surreal masterpiece!
Posted By: Paul - Thu Nov 02, 2023 -
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Category: Education, Vinyl Albums and Other Media Recordings, Rhetoric, Eloquence, Public Speaking, and Vocabulary
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases
Are you ever at a loss for words? Then this book is for you!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jul 02, 2022 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Rhetoric, Eloquence, Public Speaking, and Vocabulary, Books, 1910s
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