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February 2011 – Don Waisanen
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As scholars begin to tease out many of the factors in the Egyptian revolution and beyond, it needs emphasized that once again the affective dimensions of such struggles should not remain excluded from our analyses. Anna Sussman has an interesting article in The Atlantic demonstrating some of the ways that irony, satire, and other seriocomic […]. A fun comment on our wired world from the folks at UCB:.
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November 2010 – Don Waisanen
http://donwaisanen.com/2010/11
Oligarchic Media Repetition and Diversionary Consequences. Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda during the Third Reich, infamously said that if you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it, and the most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in mind constantly – it must confine itself to […].
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December 2010 – Don Waisanen
http://donwaisanen.com/2010/12
Is There Such a Thing as Incommensurable Communication? I’m working on an article right now relating to problems of incommensurability in communication and deliberative democracy. I just found this neat passage from the prolific anthropologist Clifford Geertz: “To see others as sharing a nature with ourselves is the merest decency. But it is from the far more difficult achievement of seeing ourselves amongst […].
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July 2011 – Don Waisanen
http://donwaisanen.com/2011/07
Visualizing Politics Beyond the Single Issues. Recently covered in The Guardian, this visualization by David McCandless (author of Information is Beautiful ) quickly highlights the metaphoric and ideological networks of association between the left and the right. What strikes me the most is how it could be used as a criterion to get beyond single-issue political conversations with others. If an issue […].
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About – Don Waisanen
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Yet the best part of my job is getting to see people experience profound growth in their communication both in and outside the classroom. Given the need to scale this work across society, I founded Communication Upward. To collaborate with individuals and groups of all sizes in communication-related workshops and presentations, speech coaching and writing, and consulting and educational projects aimed at improving communication skills and fostering more democratic conditions throughout the world.
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October 2010 - Don Waisanen
http://donwaisanen.com/2010/10
Whither The Tipping Point? Why Malcolm Gladwell Forgot About his First Book in His Last Article. Whither The Tipping Point? Why Malcolm Gladwell Forgot About his First Book in His Last Article. October 9, 2010. The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, a la Fry and Laurie. October 9, 2010.
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August 2011 – Don Waisanen
http://donwaisanen.com/2011/08
Why “Transparency” can Lead to Cramped Communication. In the latest issue of Communication Currents, Kate Kenski makes an excellent argument for why so much emphasis upon the value of “transparency” can lead to incredibly cramped communicative spaces and political styles–whereby options remain unexplored and posturing takes the place of robust conversation: “While transparency is considered an ideal when it comes to good […].
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Teaching – Don Waisanen
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CURRENT UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND EXECUTIVE COURSES. Scroll down for a sample of course descriptions. Communication in Public Settings / Managerial Communication. Communication Strategy / Public Campaigns and Advocacy. Media, Politics, and Public Culture / Media and Democracy. Public Communication and Organizations. Negotiation and Conflict Management. The Art and Science of Communication: Theories for Leadership and Life. How to Give a TED Talk. Public Speaking / Speech Fundamentals.
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Materials – Don Waisanen
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