Strictly speaking (TEFC)

Edwin Newman runs a group session to demonstrate common communication faults. Directives should be: clear, concise, concrete, creative, correct. Avoid: redundancy (repitition), jargon, “ising”, overuse and misuse of words.
Based on Edwin Newman’s books Strictly speaking, and A Civil tongue.

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Credits

production company

Cally Curtis Company

Duration

00:30:53:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017393

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Language and culture

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Communication skills

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → English language - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and culture

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Language and languages - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Speech

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1980

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