By: Annie Raso, Schieffer Associates 2024 Tracy Reneé Williams ’04 ’08 is a seasoned leadership coach with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication studies and over two decades of experience spanning industries from energy to tech. As the founder of TraComm Development Group and co-founder of The Collective, she is dedicated to empowering leaders through… Read more »
“There are three areas of the face that have to be engaged to emote anger.” Carrie Moore, communication studies instructor, highlighted the importance of facial expression in conveying emotions during an onsite iMotions training session. “Is that what we see? Did iMotions get it right?” Moore asked her students. With funding from the dean’s research… Read more »
Tania Moreno Matveeva ’25 knew when she came to TCU that she wanted to find a major that enhanced her skills on the court, but she wasn’t sure what that might look like. “I never had a set major in mind,” explained Moreno. “I tend to live in the present and love taking advantage of… Read more »
How does a shy, young man from Carthage, Texas become a National Football League (NFL) Legend and sports communicator? By learning to overcome his fears and keep moving forward, grad John Booty ’98 explained how he used the tools he learned in his communication courses to succeed on and off the field. The Department of… Read more »
TCU’s Department of Communication Studies is proud to welcome alumnus John Booty ’98 to campus as its guest for the 2024 Gorvetzian Family Speaker Series for Communication Studies. Booty majored in communication studies and played football for TCU in the late 1980s. After his TCU career, he was drafted by the New York Jets. Booty played safety in the… Read more »
Congratulations to Amorette Hinderaker, Ph. D., on being named president of Pi Kappa Delta, the oldest forensics honor society for undergraduate university students and a professional organization for speech and debate coaches. Hinderaker takes over as the 9th female president in Pi Kappa Delta history. In addition to her role as Convener of Debates… Read more »
This spring, students across Texas are helping buildings speak for themselves in the 99th Annual Battle of the Flowers Association Oratorical Competition. One of the state’s oldest oratorical competitions sets a new topic each year based on Texas History; this year’s theme is “Chiseled in Stone: Iconic Texas Architecture.” With a focus on structures that… Read more »
TCU Speech and Debate is taking the competition circuit by storm. In their first competition of the 2024 year, the team won first place overall in the “Individual Event Sweepstakes,” third overall in the Individual “Event and Debate Sweepstakes” and brought home a record 26 top-six finishes across 14 of 15 individual event categories at… Read more »
Four students have placed in the Public Speaking Excellence Award, a public speaking competition hosted each semester by the Communication Studies Department, for the spring 2023 semester. The winners are: First place: Hailey Williams, biology junior, who spoke on Henrietta Lacks. Second place: Alli Glasman, ballet and psychology sophomore, who spoke on the neuropsychology behind… Read more »
TCU Speech and Debate finished their competition circuit this year at the Pi Kappa Delta National Comprehensive Tournament at West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The team placed sixth in the nation against 69 other universities and colleges competing, with over 100 entries per event. Josue Cabrera placed second in Spanish Language Impromptu. Adrianna… Read more »
