Hellmut Geissner

Karl Hellmut Geissner (actually Geißner; born March 7, 1926 in Darmstadt; † 19 August 2012) was a German rhetoric and speech scientist.

Life

Geissner began its activities at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, then taught at the University of Saarland in Saarbrücken. Most recently, he was a full professor of speech science at the University of Koblenz- Landau, Landau in der Pfalz at the site, as Professor of Speech Science.

After his retirement, he held still teaching at the Universities of Zurich and Vienna. Today Geissner is ranked among the three most important representatives of the speech science because he has shaped this science fundamentally.

Geissner came forward with numerous publications on Speech Science and elocution and rhetoric. He also developed the "five set theory" of the argument, and the situation model of communication.

He was for many years seminar leader and trainer for large corporations and media companies and is co-founder of the Scientific Advisory Board of the " German Society for Speech Science and Speech Training " ( DGSS ). He is also the founder of the IRM (Institute of rhetoric ) to deEAO ( European Academy Otzenhausen ) and founder ( in 1968 together with Prof. Fred L. Casmir, NCA, USA ) The ICC (International Colloquium for communication).

Geissner is the author of a "History of elocution ."

On Geiss former teaching of rhetorical communication ( standard work " rhetoric and political education ", 1973; 3rd edition 1986) based the 13 - part TV series, " Speeches and let's talk " ( SWF / ORF), which in the Adolf Grimme Prize silver has been excellent.

Honors

  • Honorary Member of the German Society for Speech Science and Speech Training ( DGSS ) eV
  • Honorary Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the Institute of rhetoric and methodology at the European Academy Otzenhausen (EAO )
  • Federal Cross of Merit
  • Medal of Honour in Silver at the Martin Luther University Halle -Wittenberg
  • Award of the Speech Communication Association, USA, for "Outstanding Scholarly and Research Contributions to the Study of International and Intercultural Communication"

Publications

Author:

  • Man and the language. Studies on the philosophy of Hans Lipps. Dissertation, University of Frankfurt am Main, 1955.
  • Records analysis. Spoken poetry. Minerva, Saarbrücken 1965.
  • Speech in public. An introduction to rhetoric. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1969.
  • Rhetoric. Study material. 4th edition. Bavarian textbook -Verlag, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-7627-2110-6.
  • Rhetoric and Civic Education. 3rd edition. Scriptor, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-589-20105-3.
  • Speech Science. Theory of oral communication. 2nd edition. Scriptor, Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 3- 589-20771 -X.
  • Elocution. Didactics and methodology of oral communication. 2nd edition. Scriptor, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-589-20788-4.
  • Oral: writing. Intercom Scientific analyzes acquitted and pre reaped report. Scriptor, Frankfurt am Main 1988, ISBN 3-589-20837-6.
  • Before speakers and focusing screen. Critical media work from 1965 to 1990. Roehrig, St. Ingbert 1991, ISBN 3-924555-74-5.
  • And wrong ways of elocution. People who started before 1945 in the subject and what they wrote. Roehrig, St. Ingbert 1997, ISBN 3-86110-116-5.
  • Communication pedagogy. Transformations of the " speech " education. Roehrig, St. Ingbert 2000, ISBN 3-86110-244-7.
  • Democracy and rhetorical communication. Selected essays. Roehrig, St. Ingbert 2005, ISBN 3-86110-395-8.

Co-author:

  • Fundamentals of acting. Friedrich, Velber in Hannover in 1965.
  • Speeches and let's talk. Materials accompanying the eponymous television series (SWF). German publishing house, Stuttgart 1975, ISBN 3-421-06440-7.
  • Sign in worship. Kaiser / Kösel, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-459-01084-3.
  • Interviewing / management discussions. 5th edition. Roehrig, St. Ingbert 2008, ISBN 978-3-86110-168-0.

Gesamtbibliografie of publications (1954-2007) arranged systematically in:

  • Edith Slembek (ed.): Transzensionen: excited - think ahead. Colloquium honor the 80th birthday of Hellmut K. Geißner. Roehrig, St. Ingbert 2007, ISBN 978-3-86110-427-8, pp. 135-173.
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