15 pages., ISSN-1042-0541, Via ERIC., Employers have identified oral and written communications skills to be the most important skills graduates should possess when entering the workforce. In order for faculty to better understand their students' oral and written communications skills, they should understand what apprehension the students have toward oral and written communications. Specifically, no studies have been found that explore communication apprehension (CA) or writing apprehension (WA) in agricultural communications students. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore agricultural communications students' perceptions of CA and WA. Participants believe agricultural communications instructors set up an environment that is conducive to changing behavior. However, students realized and identified areas of improvement that could help them lower their CA and WA. Recommendations for practice are provided in order to help alleviate CA and WA in agricultural communications students.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 156 Document Number: D07311
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Paul Hixson Collection., 1 page., A classic and creative "how-to" resource that "can be of great help when your copy seems too simple, or when you don't know what to say, but you want it to sound good."
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 68 Document Number: D10751
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45 pages., Claude W. Gifford Collection. Beyond his materials in the ACDC collection, the Claude W. Gifford Papers, 1919-2004, are deposited in the University of Illinois Archives. Serial Number 8/3/81. Locate finding aid at https://archives.library.illinois.edu/archon/, Claude W. Gifford Collection., Indexed resource involving 14 aspects of style used by Farm Journal magazine.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 143 Document Number: C22254
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Available in CD and paper formats., Presentation at conference of the Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE), San Antonio, Texas, May 31, 2005. 13 pages.
Via online issue. 5 pages., Cited in "Jon Marshall's News gems: highlighting the best in American Journalism," Society of Professional Journalism, for a distinctive, punchy writing style.
