No trash talk: WVU’s Atkins helps athletes speak their minds
January 03, 2009
Since 1990, Carolyn Peluso Atkins has helped athletes get comfortable in front of crowds when they’re off the playing field, courtesy of her unique speech class that’s just as much about personal histories as it is proper pronounciation. The professor’s new book, “Great Unexpectations: Lessons from the Hearts of College Athletes,” tells how it all came to be.