Teaching students in the basic course how to use presentation software

Communication Education

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 218-229

  Downing, Joe ^a   Garmon, Cecile ^b  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Basic course; PowerPoint; Presentation software; Public speaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035596313     PISSN: 03634523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03634520109379249     Document Type: Article

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