Frank E.X. Dance
Publications
A. Books
The Citizen Speaks: Speech Communication for Adults. Belmont,CA: Wadsworth Pub.Co.,1962.
Business and Professional Speech Communication,
Winston,Inc.,1965.
with H.P. Zelko.
NY:Holt,Rinehart and
Dutch edition. Mondelinge Communicatie in Bedrijf en Beroep. Utrecht-Antwerp:Marka-
Boeken, 1968.
Human Communication Theory: Original Essays. Editor. NY:Holt,Rinehart and Winston, Inc., 1967.
Portugese edition. Teoria da Comunicacao Humana. Sao Paulo: Editora Cultrix,
1973.
Spanish edition. Teoria de la Comunicacion Humana. Buenos Aires: Ediciones
roquel,
1973.
Perspectives on Communication. Co edited with C.E. Larson. Shorewood, WI: Helix Press, 1970.
Speech Communication: Concepts and Behaviors. With C.E. Larson.
Winston,Inc.,1972.
NY:
Holt,
Rinehart
and
The Functions of Human Communication : A Theoretical Approach. With C. E. Larson. NY: Holt, Rinehart
and Winston, Inc., 1976.
Business and Professional Speech Communication. Revised, 2d ed. with H.P. Zelko. NY:Holt,Rinehart and
Winston, Inc., 1978.
Human Communication Theory: Comparative Essays. Editor. NY: Harper and Row, 1982.
Public Speaking. with Carol C. Zak-Dance. NY: Harper and Row Publishers, Inc. (NY)1986.
Speaking Your Mind: Private thinking and public speaking. With Carol C. Zak-Dance, Ph.D. Kendall/Hunt
Publishing, (DuBuque, Iowa) 1994.
Second edition. 1996.
B. Book Chapters
"Speech Communication Research in the Soviet Union," Communication Theory and Research. Ed. by Lee
Thayer. Springfield, Ill.: C.C. Thomas Pub.,1967. Pp.273-288.
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"Speaking from Manuscript," with H.P. Zelko , On Speech and Speakers. Edited by C.W. Stewart and H. B.
Kendall. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston,Inc.,1968. Pp.83-87.
"A Helical Model of Communication, "Foundations of Communication Theory. Edited by K.K. Sereno and C.D.
Mortensen. NY Harper and Row,1970. Pp.103- 107.
"Speech Communication: The Revealing Echo, "Communication: Ethical and Moral Issues. Ed. by Lee
Thayer. NY: Gordon and Breach, 1973. Pp.277-285.``
"Speech Communication: The Sign of Mankind," Symposium on Species Specificity of Language, Great Ideas
Today, 1975. Chicago, Ill.: Encyclopedia Britannica, 1975. Pp.40-57, 98-100.
"Human Communication Theory: A Highly Selective Review and Two Commentaries," Communication
Yearbook 2. New Brunswick, N.J.:ICA and Transaction Press, 1978. Pp.7-22.
"A Speech Theory of Human Communication," Human Communication Theory: Comparative Essays. Ed. by
FEXDance. NY: Harper and Row, 1982. Pp.61-74.
"Spoken Language and the Roots of Ambiguity," Miteinander sprechen und handeln. [The interaction of
speech and action]. Ed. by Edith Slembek. Meisenheim, West Germany: Hain-Druck GMBH, 1986. Pp.67-82.
"An Introduction to Communication," in Human Communication and the Aging Process. Edited by Carl W.
Carmichael, Carl Botan and Robert Hawkins. Prospect Heights, Ill: Waveland Press, 1988. Pp.9-19.
"Hearing Voices..." Chapter in Intrapersonal Communication: Other Voices, Other Minds. Ed. Donna Vocate .
Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers (NJ) 1994. ISBN 0-8058-1128-1.
"Speech: Sound, Intrapersonal Self and Sense," in Intrapersonal Communication Processes. Pp. 69-79.
Edited by Joan Aitken and Leonard Shedletsky. Published by Speech Communication Assn. and Midnight
Sun Press. 1995.
“Context’s ‘Culture’: Speech,” in Context and communication behavior. Edited by James Owens. Context
Press (Reno, Nevada) 1997. Pp. 251-259. ISBN 1-878978-28-4.
“Prologomena to a Primitive Theory of Human Communication in Human Organizations,” in Organizational
Communication and Change. Edited by Philip Salem. Hampton Press, Inc. (Cresskill ,N.J.) 1999. Pp.69-78.
ISBN 1-57273-116-8.
“Digital Divide” 2d edition of Strate, Gibson and Jacobson, Communication and Cyberspace. 2003.
C. Monographs
Training Evaluation Study: Peace Corps Volunteer Discussion Leaders' Training Unit, with K.D. Frandsen.
Milwaukee, WI: The Speech Communication Center of U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1965.
Communication Training for Role Transformation: The Preparation of Returning Peace Corps Volunteers for
Training Project Staff Roles, with K.D. Frandsen, M.L. Knapp, and C.E. Larson. Milwaukee, WI: The Speech
Communication Center of U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1966.
Speechcraft: A Toastmasters International Program. Santa Ana ,CA: Toastmasters International,Inc.,1970.
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D. Tape and Videotape Tele-Lectures
"Communication Theory and Contemporary Preaching," CPC Tape Service, St. Louis,MO. May, 1968.
"Conceptual Frontiers in Communication Theory," Videotape, Texas Tech Univ.,Lubbock,TX, Oct.12,1970.
"Communication Theory and Research Methodology," with Wayne Brockriede, T.Clevenger, and G. Miller.
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock,TX, April 12, 1971.
"Teachers on Teaching: An Interview with Frank E.X. Dance," videotaped by Speech Communication
Association, 9 November 1985.
"Basic Public Speaking" an undergraduate course. Required prerequisite for enrollment in The University
College graduate program in Business and Professional Communication on Mind Extension University cable
channel. Seven hours of video. Completed in 1994. First aired nation wide on January 17, 1995.
"Advanced Communication Skills: Oral and Written" with Paula Noonan, Ph.D. (Independent writing
consultant). A graduate course in spoken and written communication. The University College graduate
program in Business and Professional Communicaion on Mind Extension University cable channel. Eight
hours of video. Completed in 1994. First aired nation wide Jan.16, 1995..
"Advanced Business and Professional Communication," with Kent Menzel, Ph.D. (DePauw University).
Prepared as part of the graduate program in Business and Professional Communication offered through The
University College on Mind Extension University. About 14 half hour video segments
E. Book Reviews
"Broadcasting: Radio and Television," The Speech Teacher, December, 1956.
"Speaking: A High School Series," The Quarterly Journal of Speech, October, 1959.
"Strategies of Leadership: In Conducting Adult Education Programs," The Quarterly Journal of Speech,
February, 1960.
"How Adults Learn," The Quarterly Journal of Speech, October, 1960.
"The Effective Board," The Quarterly Journal of Speech, March, 1961.
"Managing by Communication," The J. of Communication, June, 1961.
"The Role of Listening in Management," The Speech Teacher, November, 1961.
"The Chautauqua Movement," The J. of Communication, December, 1962.
"Compton's Pictured Encyclopedia," The J. of Communication, June, 1963.
"The Science of Communication," The J. of Communication, December, 1963.
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"The Propaganda Gap," The J. of Communication, March, 1964.
"Better Communication for Better Health," The J. of Communication, September, 1964.
"Understanding Media," by Marshall McLuhan in The J. of Communication, December, 1964.
"Law in the Soviet Society," The J. of Communication, June, 1966.
"Don't Look Back: A Mind Set for Research in Animal Communication," J. of the Wisconsin Communication
Association, Select Book Review, Vol.IV, No.2, (Spring, 1974).
"A Theory of Semiotics," by Umberto Eco in The Quarterly Journal of Speech, April, 1977.
"The Development of Meaning," The J. of Communication, Vol.28, No.4 (Autumn, 1978),212- 213.
"Into the Mother Tongue: A Case Study in Early Language Development," Quarterly J. of Speech, Vol. 72,
No.4 (Nov., 1986) 493-494.
"Disciplinary Confusion," Lead review of selected recent books in speech and communication, The J. of
Communication, Vol.37, No.1 (Winter, 1987), 118-124.
"Evolution and Consciousness: the Role of Speech in the Origin and Development of Human Nature," by
Leslie Dewart in The Quarterly J. of Speech,Vol.77, No.1 (February, 1991),95-97.
""Language and Species," by Derek Bickerton in The Quarterly J. of Speech, Vol.78, No.2 (May, 1992), 264265.
F.Software Reviews
"Software and Teaching," in Communication Education.
"Software Criteria for Speech Communication Use," in Communication Education.
"ThinkTank" in Communication Education.
"Classmate," published by Davidson Software, in Communication Education, Vol. 35, No.3 (July,1986), 315.
"Report Card," published by Sensible Software, Inc., in Communication Education, Vol.35, No.3 (July, 1986),
313-314.
"Great Speeches: A Videotape Collection, Vol. I," published by Alliance for Great Speeches, Inc., in
Communication Education, Vol. 35, No.4 (October, 1986), 418-419.
G. Articles
1. "Speech Education for Physicians and Dentists," Today's Speech, Vol. V, No.1 (January ,1957).
2. "The Technical Speaker and the General Audience - Three Steps to Success," Today's Speech, Vol. VI,
No.1, (January, 1958).
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3. "Speech Education in the University of Utopia," The Speech Teacher, Vol. VII, No.2,(March, 1958).
4. "Adult Speech Education," Western Speech ,Vol .IV,(Fall, 1960).
5. "Speech Education and the Gifted Child," Kansas Speech Journal, Vol.XXII,No.3,(December, 1960).
6. "Go to the Lectern," Today's Speech, Vol. IX, (Spring, 1961).
7. "Speech: Unique, Integral, Indispensable," U. of Kansas Bulletin of Education, Vol .XV, (Spring,1961).
8. "Speech," The Catholic Educator. Vol. XXXI, (June, 1961).
9. "Medical Assistant: Job, Vocation, or Profession?" ,Kansas
Vol.IX,No.2,(November, 1961).
Medical Assistant's Society Bulletin,
10. "Brainwashing: A Distortion of the Communication Cycle,"
No.7,(January,1962).
11. "What and Whither? The Undergraduate Course in Business and
States Speech Journal, Vol.XIII, No.2,(Winter, 1962).
Adult Leadership, Vol.X,
Professional Speaking," The Central
12. "A Planned Communication Campaign for Businessmen," Kansas
Vol.XV,No.2,(November, 1962).
13. "Communication and Mental Health," J . Communication,
14. "The Meaning of Maturity," Adult Leadership, Vol.XII,
Business Review,
Vol.XIII,No.3,(September, 1963).
No.8,(February, 1964).
15. "Communication Theorists and International Communication, "The J. of Communication,
Vol.XIV,No.1,(March, 1964).
16. "Speech Communication in the Soviet Union: The Phylogenesis of Speech According to Frederick Engels,"
The Speech Teacher, Vol.XIII,No.2,(March, 1964).
17. "Speech Education and Adult Education: A Nexus," Adult Education, Vol.XIV, No.3,(Spring, 1964).
18. "Business and Professional Speech: What Price Legitimacy,"
with H.P.Zelko in SCA Business and
Professional Speaking Interest Group Newsletter, December, 1966.
19. "Communication: E Pluribus Unum," Peterson's Guides,Inc.,
Princeton, N.J.,1967.
20. "Speech Communication Theory and Pavlov's Second Signal System," The J. of Communication, Vol.XVII,
No.1, (March, 1967), 13-24.
21. "A Selective Bibliography in Human Communication Behavior,"
Vol.II, No.2,(March-April, 1967).
Preaching: A Journal of Homiletics,
22. "The Functions of Speech Communication as an Integrative Concept in the Field of Communication",
Proceedings of the XVth International Congress of Communications. Genoa, Italy:
The International
Institute of Communications, October, 1967.
Reprinted in Italian:"Le funzione della comunicazione verbale come concetto integrativo nel campo della
comunicazione," La Scuola in Azione, Metanopoli, San Donato
Milanese, Luglio (July), 1968.
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23. "The Maturity Concept and Speech Communication," Adult Leadership,Vol.XVI, No.6,(December, 1967).
24. "Forward," to Communication Spectrum '67, Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the National
Society for the Study of Communication, Ed. Lee Thayer. Lawrence, Kansas, 1968.
25. "Communication and Contemporary Crises, Chicago Circle Studies, Vol.III, No.2,(June, 1968).
26. "Performance as Content in Speech Communication Education,"
Vol.XIX,No.3,(Fall, 1968).
27. "The Meaning and Matter of Adult Speech Education," Western
Central States Speech Journal,
Speech,Vol.XXXII, No.4,(Fall, 1968).
28. "Communication, Change, and the Contemporary Crises,"
Proceedings of the 1968 Institute in
Technical and Organizational Communication, Ed. by F.F. Shoemaker, Ft. Collins, CO: Colorado State
University, September, 1968.
29. "Communication Theory and Contemporary Preaching," Preaching: A Journal of Homiletics, (SeptemberOctober, 1968).
30. "Get Out of Your Bag and Do Your Thing," Summary Report of
by William Work, NY: Speech Association of America, 1969.
Conference on Social Engagement, ed.
31. "A Response to Gerald R. Miller's Human Information
Processing: Some Research Guidelines,"
Conceptual Frontiers in Speech Communication, ed. by L. Barker and R. Kibler, NY:Speech Association
of America, 1969.
32. Preaching is Not a Maybe Thing," The Salesianum, Vol.LXIV,
No.1,(January, 1969).
33. "Communication and Ecumenism," The J. of Communication,
Vol.XIX,No.1, (March, 1969).
34. "La Transmission de la Sant," Medicine et Hygiene, A
French-Swiss Medical Journal, October 27, 1969.
35. "The Communication of Health," The Ohio Speech Journal,
Vol.XIII, (June, 1970).
36. "Speechcraft Revised: An Enriched Club-Member Experience,"
(October, 1970).
The Toastmaster, Vol.XXXVI, No.10,
37. The Concept of Communication," The J. of Communication Vol.XX, No.2, (June, 1970) ."Reprinted in
Journal of the Wisconsin Speech Communication Association, (Spring, 1973)
38. "Communication Theory as a Hope for the Sagging Pulpit,"
1971).
Preaching Today, Vol.VI, No.2,(March- April,
39. "The Sounds of the Shadows of Men," Colorado Journal of
Northern Colorado, Vol.II, No.2, (Winter, 1972).
Educational Research, Greeley, CO: U. of
40. "The Centrality of the Spoken Word," Central States Speech Journal, Vol.XXIII, No.4, (Winter, 1972).
41. "The Death of HAL," Proceedings of the 8th Annual Summer
Conference of the Speech
Communication Association,: -Career Communication: Directions for the 70's, NY:S peech Communication
Assn.,1972.
42. "The Constellation of Content, "The Toastmaster, (January,
1973).
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43. "Your Public Image - A Planned Communication Campaign," The Toastmaster, Vol.XLI,No.4,(April, 1975).
44. "Prove It!," The Toastmaster, (March, 1976).
45. "The Rhetorical Primate," The J. of Communication, Vol.XXVII, No.2, (Spring, 1977)12- 16.
46. "New Safety Rules for Human Communication," Proceedings:1977
Ridge, Ill.: American Society of Safety Engineers, 1977.
Development Conference, Park
47. "Human Communication and the Communication of Chimpanzees: A
Differential Analysis," Proceedings of the 1975 Congress for the Study of Applied
W. Germany: Hochschul Verlag GmbH,(April/May, 1978) 47-61.
Linguistics, Stuttgart,
48. "Prologomena to a Primitive Theory of Human Communication in Human Organizations," Southern
Speech Communication Journal, Vol. XLIV, No. 3, (Spring, 1979) 233-243.
49. "The Acoustic Trigger to Conceptualization, " Health Communication and Informatics, Vol.5, No. 4,(1979),
203-213.
50. "Swift, Slow, Sweet, Sour, Adazzle, Dim: What Makes Human Communication Human, Western J. of
Speech Communication,Vol.44, (Winter, 1980) 60-63.
51. "Speech Communication as a Liberal Arts Discipline," Communication Education, Vol.29, No.4
(September, 1980) 328-331.
52. "The TAO of Speech," Central States Speech Journal Vol.32, No.4, (Winter, 1982) 207-211.
53. "A Speech Theory of Human Communication: Implications and
Communications, Vol.10,No.1,(Spring, 1982) 1-8.
Applications," Journal of Applied
54. "Seat Belts On. Tray Tables Up. Let's Go!," SPECTRA, Feb.,1982, 1-3. Presidential message.
55. "Update 1982: Communication Theory and Contemporary Preaching," Religious Communication Today,
Vol.5, (Sept.,1982) 8-9.
56. "This Above All: Speech Communication and Ethics," SPECTRA, Dec. 1982, 3-5. Presidential address.
57. "The Role of Speech in Symbol Formation," in The Jensen Lectures: Contemporary Communication
Studies," John I. Sisco, Editor. University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) 1983,44-49.
58. "What is Communication?: Nailing Jello to the Wall," in
ACA Bulletin,
Issue #48, April, 1984, 4-7.
Association for Communication Administration
59. "The Functions of Human Communication: A Review and Some
Behavior, Vol. I, No.1, 1985, pp.62-75.
60. "A Matter of Choice," in ACA Bulletin., Issue #53, August,
Extensions," in Information and
1985, 20-21.
61. "Spoken Language in the Genesis of Human Values". Special publication of
University of Denver 1986 University Lecture. University of Denver Press, October,
1986.
62."What do you mean `presentational' speaking?", in Management Communication Quarterly, Vol.1, No.2
(November, 1987) 280-271.
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63. "Ong's Voice, "I," the Oral Intellect, You, and "We," in Text in Performance Quarterly. 9 (July, 1989): 185198.
64. “Successful presenters master the art of being transparent,” in Presentations (July, 1999) p.80.
65.
“Speech and Thought: A Renewal” in Communication Education , Vol.51,No.4 (October 2002) 355359.
66. “Remembering a Mentor: Walter Ong, S.J.,” essay in Mass Communication
Education,
edited by Michael D. Murray and Roy L. Moore . Iowa State Press
(Iowa City,IA) April, 2003.
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