Welche Funktionen haben "kleine Woerter" wie Diskursmarker und Lautelemente in der Interaktion? Wo und zu welchem Zweck verwenden sie junge Frauen in Gesprachen untereinander? Die empirische Studie untersucht an einem Korpus von Alltagsgesprachen Deutschschweizer Gymnasiastinnen diese genuin mundlichen Phanomene. Als minim referentielle Objekte befinden sie sich an gesprachsorganisatorisch unklaren Stellen und bewegen sich in Bezug auf ihren Status zwischen Laut, Floskel und grammatikalisiertem Element. Die detaillierte mikroanalytische Untersuchung zeigt, wie damit in Kombination mit interaktionalen und diskursiven Verfahren verstarkt und gezielt Gemeinsamkeit in der Interaktion geschaffen werden kann. Theoretisch in der Soziolinguistik, methodisch in der Konversationsanalyse und der Interaktionalen Linguistik angesiedelt, findet die Arbeit Anschluss an interaktionale Forschungsrichtungen sowie an die internationale Jugendsprachforschung und zeigt neue Wege fur dialektologische Fragestellungen auf.

Querying Consent examines the ways in which the concept of consent is used to map and regulate sexual desire, gender relationships, global positions, technological interfaces, relationships of production and consumption, and literary and artistic interactions. From philosophy to literature, psychoanalysis to the art world, the contributors to Querying Consent address the most uncomfortable questions about consent today. Grounded in theoretical explorations of the entanglement of consent and subjectivity across a range of textual, visual, multi- and digital media, Querying Consent considers the relationships between consent and agency before moving on to trace the concept's outcomes through a range of investigations of the mutual implication of personhood and self-ownership.

Whether it's in a one-on-one meeting with the boss or at an international conference to an audience of thousands, presenting information is a integral part of modern working life. And since few businesses offer any training in presentation skills, nearly everyone dreads these occasions: even the most confident can give mediocre talks simply through stage fright and poor preparation. This in-depth, easy-to-follow guide offers a thorough grounding in the art of public speaking and presentation. Emphasizing the importance of proper preparation, it walks readers step by step through every stage -- developing a key message, designing effective slides and audiovisual aids, dealing with anxiety, appropriate dress, achieving good delivery, and dealing with questions from the floor. Written in clear, jargon-free English, this practical guide aids those wishing to hone their speaking skills as well as those gearing up for their first talk.

"Grady Jim Robinson is probably the best personal storyteller in all of professional speaking...this book will be an invaluable resource for anyone who must stand before an audience and speak."--Mark Victor Hansen, coauthor of Chicken Soup for the Soul. "Grady Jim Robinson is not only the premier storyteller in the speaking industry, he is a master teacher of how stories work. Every speaker, teacher, trainer, and preacher will achieve higher impact as a speaker by reading this book."--Dan Burrus, Technotrends. "It is one thing to tell a story masterfully, which Grady Jim does. When that can be extended to teaching others the skills so they can turn theirs into art, it is genius in action...Long after audiences have forgotten concepts shared, they write to tell me how a story shared helped them transform their lives."--Rosita Perez, speaker and winner of the NSA Cavett Award, and National Management Association Speaker-of-the-Year. A complete guide to dynamic storytelling...Whether you're a professional speaker, teacher, salesperson, corporate trainer, or someone who just wants to be more effective at getting a message across to an audience, good storytelling can make the difference. But it's how you tell the story that matters. Did I Ever Tell You About the Time...shows you how to develop and deliver a speech using stories that will persuade and captivate any audience. Written by nationally known speaker Grady Jim Robinson, this entertaining and informative guide helps create an immediate bond with your audience and gets the message across with maximum impact. Among the many techniques Robinson covers, you'll discover how to: use personal experiences to discover your "signature story";integrate humor and action into the story; tie the story to a universal message or "happy ending'. Connect with your audience on a deeper level. Entertain your listeners as you inform. Use the power of storytelling to turn your next speech into an absorbing message your audience will enjoy from beginning to end.

Diese Arbeit verfolgt in der theoretischen Auseinandersetzung um ein Begriffsverstandnis und in der empirischen Forschung einen subjektiven Ansatz. Dadurch verandert sich der wissenschaftliche Diskurs und es entsteht ein Text, der die Leserschaft starker als gewohnt an Prozessen teilhaben lasst und sie dabei zur eigenen Positionierung anregen will. Im methodologischen Ansatz werden Bedeutung und Funktion von Ganzheitlichkeit (und Sprache) fur Durchfuhrung und Auswertung von Interviews untersucht und die Subjektivitat der Forscherin reflektiert. Die Interviewsituation wird durch eine Haltung der 'intellektuellen Liebe' (Bourdieu) charakterisiert. Die Interviews werden mittels des von der Autorin entwickelten Verfahrens der beschreibenden Mosaiksteine und des wertenden Mosaiks interpretiert. Durch die acht Einzelauswertungen der befragten Lehrerinnen und Lehrer entsteht ein individualisiertes, facettenreiches Spektrum zum Thema Ganzheitlichkeit und Sprache.

A groundbreaking rhetorical framework for the study of transnational digital activismWhat does it mean when we call a movement "global"? How can we engage with digital activism without being "slacktivists"? In Activist Literacies, Jennifer Nish responds to these questions and a larger problem in contemporary public discourse: many discussions and analyses of digital and transnational activism rely on inaccurate language and inadequate frameworks. Drawing on transnational feminist theory and rhetorical analysis, Nish formulates a robust set of tools for nuanced engagement with activist rhetorics. Nish applies her literacies of positionality, orientation, and circulation to case studies that highlight grassroots activism, well-resourced nonprofits, and a decentralized social media challenge; in so doing, she illustrates the complex power dynamics at work in each scenario and demonstrates how activist literacies can be used to understand and engage with efforts to contribute to social change. Written in an accessible, engaging style, Activist Literacies invites scholars, students, and activists to read activist rhetoric that engages with "global" concerns and circulates transnationally via social media.

TED talks have redefined the elements of a successful presentation and become the gold standard for public speaking around the world. And yet the techniques that top TED speakers use are the same ones that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking.

Communications coach and bestselling author of The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs, Carmine Gallo has broken down the top TED talks and interviewed the most popular TED presenters to uncover the nine secrets of all successful TED presentations. From 'Unleashing the Master Within' and 'Delivering Jaw Dropping Moments' to 'Sticking to the 18-minute Rule' Gallo provides a step-by-step method that makes it possible for anyone to create, design, and deliver a TED-style presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable.

Ideas are the true currency of the 21st century, and Talk Like TED gives readers a way to create presentations around the ideas that matter most to them, presentations that will energize their audiences to spread those ideas, launch new initiatives, and reach their highest goals.

Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an influential African American civil rights and human rights activist. For five decades, she worked behind the scenes with people in vulnerable communities to catalyze social justice leadership. Her steadfast belief in the power of ordinary people to create change continues to inspire social justice activists around the world. This book describes a case study that translates Ella Baker's community engagement philosophy into a catalytic leadership praxis, which others can adapt for their work. Catalytic leadership is a concrete set of communication practices for social justice leadership produced in equitable partnership with, instead of on, communities. The case centers the voices of African American teenage girls who were living in a segregated neighborhood of an affluent college town and became part of a small collective of college students, parents, university faculty, and community activists learning leadership in the spirit of Ella Baker.

The Power To Speak Naked helps everyone unleash the power to speak the raw naked truth. For those who want to advance their career, increase their wage, improve their social standing, and skyrocket their confidence, The Power To Speak Naked gives them proven strategies to crush their fear of public speaking and empowers them to be able to speak in front of any audience, anywhere, at any time. The Power To Speak Naked features techniques that will make any presentation more dynamic, fire up any team, and give anyone the confidence to overcome their fear of public speaking. Within its pages, Sean Tyler Foley presents easy-to-read tips that make it possible for anyone to deliver a presentation that is engaging, persuasive, and memorable. He also presents proven actionable steps that will help anyone advance in their career and life.

Let 50 World Class Speaking Coaches Show You How to Keep Your Audience on the Edge of Their Seats and Turn Your Presentations Into Profits. The World Class Speaking In Action 6-Part System provides you with real life examples and case studies on how to... * Craft an unforgettable message that hits home with your audience * Deliver your speech in a way that keeps your audience on the edge of their seats * Sell your message so your audience members take the exact next step you want them to take * Master leading-edge technologies and speak to thousands without even leaving home World Class Speaking In Action is a definitive guide for the professional speaking and coaching industry. Until now, public speaking books have covered either the art of public speaking or the business of public speaking. World Class Speaking In Action shows you how to master both. World Class Speaking is the one-stop-shop for building breakthrough presentations and turning them into bundles of profits!

An acclaimed expert on professional communications show women how to transform themselves by transforming their language; shed weak words, phrases, and gestures; empower themselves to win attention and respect; and get their ideas across with confidence and power.

What are the golden rules of speech making? How should you respond to the toast to the bride and groom? And which people do you need to thank and how? The answers to all these questions and more are here in this much-needed book. Now you can make your wedding day speech memorable for all the right reasons! -- Add sincerity, sparkle and humor -- Enjoy the big day Contents: Learning the essentials; conveying your feelings to guests; adding a little humour; finding the ideal beginning and ending; putting it all together; getting the delivery right; stories, jokes and one-liners for your speech; sample speeches.

Analyzes the rhetoric of contemporary sex panics to expose how homophobia, heterosexism, and transphobia define public, political, and scholarly preoccupations with sexuality and gender. In Sex Panic Rhetorics, Queer Interventions, Ian Barnard makes the counter-intuitive argument that contemporary 'sex panics' are undergirded by queerphobia, even when the panics in question don't appear to have much to do with queerness. Barnard presents six case studies that treat a wide range of sex panic rhetorics around child molesters, sex trafficking, transgenderism, incest, queer kids, and pedagogy to demonstrate this argument. By using examples from academic scholarship, political discourse, and popular culture, including the Kevin Spacey scandal and the award-winning film Moonlight, Barnard shows how homophobia and transphobia continue to pervade contemporary Western culture. Barnard is concerned not so much with looking at the overt homophobia and transphobia that are the more obvious objects of antihomophobic and antitransphobic critique. The author's focus, rather, is on excavating the significant traces of these panics in a neoliberal culture that has supposedly demonstrated its civility by its embrace of diversity, renunciation of its homophobic past, and attentiveness to the transgender revolution that has swept popular, media, and political culture in the United States and elsewhere. During a time of increasing conservative backlashes against advancing LGBTQ rights and human rights discourses in general, this book shows why it is important to attend to the liberal covers for sex panics that are not too far removed from their rhetorically conservative cousins.

On-camera insecurities and fears are common for many professionals and can keep them from growing their confidence and their business through the power of the media. Lights, Camera, Action gives practical advice and techniques to help achieve on-camera and communication skills to be a leader in today's virtual world. After completing Lights, Camera, Action, readers will know how to deliver a concise message and be confident and ready for the various media platforms including Network TV interviews, podcasts and video marketing. They will also be ready to stand out in their virtual meetings with their introduction and messaging skills. Readers will be ready to utilize media opportunities for growth and visibility for their business of any industry.

Sprachgesteuerte Dialogsysteme erlauben es, durch naturlichsprachliche Benutzereingaben ein automatisches System zu bedienen. Bei der telefonbasierten Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion treten durch die Kombination von zwei Kommunikationstechnologien neue Kommunikationsprobleme auf, zu deren Loesung neue Konversationsstrategien erarbeitet und alte angepasst werden mussen. Aufgrund von empirischen Benutzeruntersuchungen mit produktiven Dialogsystemen stellt diese Studie linguistische Probleme und Konversationsstrategien dar und zeigt das veranderte Konversationsverhalten der Nutzer auf. Auf dieser Grundlage werden linguistische Optimierungsprinzipien ausgearbeitet, die einerseits die theoretischen Erkenntnisse berucksichtigen und andererseits die Ergebnisse aus der Benutzeruntersuchung mit einbeziehen. Die linguistischen Optimierungsprinzipien zeigen, wie die mundliche Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion basierend auf der aktuellen Spracherkennungstechnologie benutzerfreundlicher und effizienter gestaltet werden kann, wenn linguistische Theorien, insbesondere gesprachsanalytische Ansatze und grundlegendes Nutzerverhalten, berucksichtigt werden.

Deliver compelling presentations in any context, from a meeting with colleagues to a client pitch or keynote address. Whenever you talk to anyone, you are presenting yourself and your ideas to an audience. You are giving a presentation. This could be in person, on the phone, or via videoconference. In any case, both your content and your delivery contribute to the vitality and effectiveness of your message. Too many speakers fail to engage their audience and get their ideas across. Don't be one of them! Practical Presentation Skills will help you master the three fundamental elements responsible for a presentation's success: authenticity, focus, and strength.

The Political Speechwriter's Companion guides students through a systematic "LAWS" approach (language, anecdote, wit, and support) that politicians can use to persuade their audiences into taking action. In the highly anticipated Second Edition, esteemed speechwriter and author Robert A. Lehrman has teamed up with one of the "go-to-guys" for political humor, Eric Schnure, to offer students an entertaining yet practical introduction to political speechwriting. This how-to guide explains how speakers can deliver: language the audience will understand and remember, anecdotes that make listeners laugh and cry, wit that pokes fun at opponents but also shows their own lighter side, and support in the way of statistics, examples, and testimony. Packed with annotated speeches from the most recent elections, technology tips, and interviews from speechwriting luminaries, this edition offers the most practical advice and strategies for a career in political communication.

Der Band versammelt Beitrage, die ein breites Spektrum germanistischer Forschung abdecken. Aufsatze zur deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur von Ursula Krechel, Jenny Erpenbeck, Ruth Kluger, Friedrich Christian Delius und Ingo Schulze sind ebenso vertreten wie auch ein Beitrag zur Geschichte des deutschen Stadttheaters im besetzten Lublin (Polen) im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Neben der Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft liegt ein weiterer Schwerpunkt des Bandes auf Fragestellungen der Linguistik. Hier sind Themen wie intertextuelle Relationen in Weblogs, paraverbale Ausdrucke in Comics, Perspektiven-Divergenzen im Dissens und metakommunikative Elemente im Kontext (fremdsprachiger) Interaktion vertreten. Abschliessend werden im Bereich der Fremdsprachendidaktik neue Standards fur die Lehrerbildung in Polen prasentiert.

Diese gesprachslinguistische Studie untersucht das anwaltliche Mandantengesprach auf einer breiten Datengrundlage authentischer Gesprachsaufnahmen aus unterschiedlichen Rechtsgebieten und arbeitet typische kommunikative Formen und Probleme heraus. Mandantengesprache gehoeren zum beruflichen Alltag der meisten Anwalte und Anwaltinnen, die Gesprachsfuhrung gilt zudem als eine juristische Schlusselqualifikation. Mit einem theoretisch und methodisch mehrdimensionalen Zugang werden Gesprachsphasen, kommunikative Aufgaben und verschiedene zentrale sprachliche Handlungsmuster rekonstruiert und miteinander in Bezug gesetzt. Frageboegen und Interviews mit den Beteiligten sowie die Auswertung von Praxisliteratur aus Anwaltssicht erganzen die Analysen im Sinne einer Angewandten Gesprachsforschung. Die Arbeit wurde mit dem "Foerderpreis Sprache und Recht 2014 der Universitat Regensburg", dem "Dissertationspreis 2014 der TU Dortmund" sowie dem "Peter-Lang-Nachwuchspreis - Geisteswissenschaften" ausgezeichnet.