Walter W. Stevens

Inaccuracies in the texts of congressional speeches

This article discusses the several reasons why the Congressional journals (Annals of Congress, Register of Debates, Congressional Globe, and Congressional Record) have provided inaccurate accounts of the speeches in Congress.

How Well Do You Listen

instructors teach listening? The latter occupies nearly half of our communication time, but this extensive experience in listening has not made us good listeners. Unfortunately, most of us listen approximately at a twentyfive per cent level of efficiency. Ralph G. Nichols, prominent experimentalist in this field, reported that the average person, even when he tries, retains only about fifty per cent of what he hears immediately after he hears it. Undoubtedly greater emphasis needs to be given to the role of the listener.