The holiday season is not too far off! While holidays are a time of joy, celebration and family gatherings, they can also bring about stress and family conflict for a variety of reasons. Conflicts that aren’t handled properly can ruin the occasion and hurt relationships. Dr. Erin Wehrman, associate professor of communication at Missouri State University, talks about navigating … [Read more...] about Managing conflicts that arise during the holidays
For the October 2023 episode of “In a Manner of Speaking” podcast, host Paul Meier talks about the connection between orality and literacy with Dr. Brian Ott, professor of communication at Missouri State University. He’s an expert in the field of rhetoric and media. Listen to the episode. … [Read more...] about What’s the connection between orality and literacy?
What does it take to create a highly successful career in conflict resolution and mediation? Dr. Erin Wehrman, associate professor of communication at Missouri State University, offers some insights to Authority Magazine. She’s also the former director of the Center for Dispute Resolution in the department of communication, media, journalism and film at Missouri State. … [Read more...] about How to create a successful career in conflict resolution and mediation
Communication is teeming with choices. What should I say? How should I say it? When? Is it appropriate to include emojis? Could I do this over a virtual platform or is face-to-face preferable? These choices are central to the fourth edition of “The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging,” written by Dr. Shawn Wahl, dean of the Reynolds College of Arts and Letters at … [Read more...] about Communication choices should strike a balance between virtual and in-person
A fuse lights a fire, generates a spark and leads to big changes. Likewise, the Missouri State University Ad team started something big in the 2020-2021 academic year by creating a campaign to prevent radicalization, which they called Fuse. “I was really proud of what the students produced,” said Samantha Francka, marketing and communications coordinator for … [Read more...] about Fuse program continues to gain momentum