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Full Biography for Bicky Rippe
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Educational Background (B.A. and Master's Degree in Communication from University of California, Santa Barbara)
Upon completion of my undergraduate work culminating in a B.A., I entered the Master's Degree program at UCSB. Thereupon, I was hired as a teaching assistant, fully responsible for two sections of public speaking or group discussion each semester. In addition to other requirements to complete my Master's Degree, I wrote a thesis analyzing an advocate successfully persuading vastly different audiences through consubstantiality (simplified, a means to identify in some way with the listeners so as to win their favor). During these two years in graduate school, I assisted coaching the debate squad, including the 2-man team which ultimately won the National Debate Tournament. Professional Background (Teacher for 15 years, competitive debate analyst, writer)
I taught argumentation/debate, group decision making, public speaking, and interpersonal communication. In part, these courses focus on adherence to topic, research, issue analysis, use of evidence, organization of ideas, and presentation of materials. Also, attention to techniques of persuasion for some courses and recognition of socio-emotional aspects for others are paramount. In addition, I occasionally instructed courses at Moorpark College. Adjunct to teaching, I was a nationally recognized and requested debate adjudicator at college tournaments held at Stanford, UCLA, USC, Harvard, Georgetown, Boston University, Dartmouth, Northwestern, and others of this caliber. While no longer a classroom teacher, I utilize these same skills as a communication consultant/writer. I have assisted institutions, organizations, and individuals in the writing and presentation of speeches, grants, and documents as well as have facilitated group decision making. LVUSD Experience
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