Mastering Public Speaking

Mastering Public Speaking (6th Edition) (MySpeechLab Series)



Book Description

Mastering Public Speaking equips students with a firm grounding in the “hows� and “whys� of public speaking by providing an ideal balance of theory and skills while placing important emphases on critiquing, ethics, and critical thinking.



Written in a casual, lively style and clearly organized, this edition of Mastering Public Speaking builds on its previous success. The Sixth Edition retains its popular and distinctive emphasis on the ethical contract between speaker and listener and on the value of critiquing speeches to improve one's own skills. Students also learn how to think critically as they choose speech topics, conduct research, organize content, select language, manage nervousness, and deliver speeches. The Sixth Edition offers two new features, “Theory into Practice� and “Try This,� that help students understand and apply concepts and strategies of public communication to enhance their speaking competence. Full of student examples from both two- and four-year schools (some of which are included in video form on MySpeechLab), Mastering Public Speaking adds interest and relevance to all aspects of the speech-making process.


Book Info
Contents include the ethics of public speaking, speaking confidently, responding to speeches, analyzing the audience, selecting speech topic, researching the topic, supporting the speech, speaking to inform, the structure of persuasion, and much more. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover. DLC: Public speaking. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.