One Minute History
003 Dr. Seuss - One Minute History
Theodor Seuss Geisel is born in Springfield, Massachusetts. At twenty one, he publishes his first cartoon under the pen name “Dr. Seuss”; his mother’s maiden name, pronounced ‘Zoice!’. Theodor marries and begins working as an illustrator...
Learn French With Alexa
21 French phrases to use at the DOCTOR'S
Feeling unwell, have a fever or broke your arm? Do you know how to book an appointment at the French surgery? Can you explain what is wrong? In this video, Alexa teaches you 21 really useful French phrases and sentences to help you...
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Willingness to Communicate and Leadership
The term Willingness to Communicate is especially important for leaders because it has so many benefits. We'll define it, look at examples, and show how you can increase your willingness to communicate by building your communication skills.
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Top Verbal Communication Barriers (repost)
These Top 3 Verbal Communication Barriers will make effective communication and finding common ground more difficult, but look at some simple tips to overcome these barriers.
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Schutz Inclusion, Control, and Affection in Groups
Schutz's research on the inclusion, control, and affection cycle in groups is a foundational theory for how people meet their needs in groups and teams.
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How to Communicate Competently in Groups
Learn how to communicate competently in groups based upon the research. We're working from Beebe and Masterson's Communicating in Small Groups.
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Gender and Communication Differences (& Stereotypes)
Gender and Communication is an interesting and sometimes controversial topic. But, this video looks at several studies to compare and contrast what research says and considers how reliable common stereotypes are on this topic.
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How to Become an Effective Team Member
How to become an effective team member. To do this, research shows you have to contribute in specific ways to group and team meetings. Learn those ways in this video coming from Beebe and Masterson's book on Communicating in Small Groups.
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5 Components of Human Communication Dean Barnlund
There are five key components of human communication that Dean Barnlund explained and we look at Johnson and Hackman's explanation of those principles.
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Medieval African Explorers | African History, Ethiopian Empire, Medieval Africa, Prester John
Medieval African Explorers | African History, Ethiopian Empire, Medieval Africa, Prester John
Neuro Transmissions
How I crushed my graduate school interviews
Congratulations on making it to the grad school interview stage! Now what? Alie Astrocyte and neuroscience professor Ashley Juavinett will walk you through what kinds of questions you should ask during your grad school interviews to help...
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Theory's Predictive and Explanatory Function for Small Group Communication
For small group communication, theory has practical uses like the explanatory and predictive function. These both provide us ways to use theory to improve our group experiences and our small group and team effectiveness.
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The Nature of Theory in Small Group Communication
We'll look at the nature of theory and theory building as it relates to small group communication and teams.
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Leadership and Storytelling Benefits
There lots of benefits to storytelling, especially for leaders. It's a key communication skill for leaders and this video looks at all of the ways telling stories help leaders. From Johnson and Hackman's book on leadership.
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Group Attraction: 3 Reasons Certain Groups Attract Us
Group Attraction explains why we join certain groups and not others. This video looks at the top three reasons we are attracted to groups.
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Emergent Leadership in Groups (Repost)
How does Emergent Leadership in groups work? What makes some people emerge as and become leaders while others do not? Here's a list of Dos and Don'ts to increase your chances.
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Characteristics of Effective Teams
Learn the characteristics of effective teams, the key behaviors that separate effective teams from the rest from Beebe and Masterson's book on Communicating in Small Groups.
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Definition of Leadership from a Communication Perspective
Here's a definition of leadership from a communication perspective based upon Johnson and Hackman's book on leadership. So, what is leadership? What does the term mean? Turns out, there are hundreds of definitions and James McGregor...
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9 Bad Leadership Qualities
There are telltale signs of bad leadership. We look at 9 qualities of bad leaders from Johnson and Hackman's book on leadership.
Curated Video
Reference Resources: Glossary, Dictionary, Thesaurus
What happens when you are reading and you can't figure out what a word means? Learn how to find out what your word means by using a glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus.
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Author's Purpose
Learning authorś purpose with this video is as easy as pie! This is an interactive video to teach students how to determine the author´s purpose of the text: Persuade, Inform, or Entertain.
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Fiction and Nonfiction
Learn the difference between fiction and nonfiction stories with Park Ranger Taylor. Watch out for the bears!
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Context Clues: Reading Strategy From the Ocean
Context Clues Strategies: definition, synonyms, and antonyms Parents and Teachers: 1. Use this video as an introduction to context clues. 2. Use this video during remediation to review context clues. 3. Send a link to parents to help...