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Dec 2022
33m 32s

BS: How Meaning is Made and Shared

UF Writing Program
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Dennis McCarty explains how “bullshit” operates in public communication and why it’s integral to identify its strategies. He also gives advice on public speaking as he and Tony discuss the errors of pre-canned speeches; the underrated usefulness of audience analysis and humor; what celebrities taught us during the pandemic; and why Q&A is so difficult. McCarty is an Assistant Instructional Professor in the University of Florida’s Dial Center for Written and Oral Communication.  

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