Key Benefit: Mastering Public Speaking shows readers both the hows and the whys of public speaking. By challenging readerss to make the decisions required of public speakers, the text empowers them to take responsibility for their own learning. In its Ninth Edition, Mastering Public Speaking reflects the current twenty-first century realities that have altered our expectations of what a public speech can accomplish, including new media and emerging technologies. At the same time, the authors' basic approach ...
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Key Benefit: Mastering Public Speaking shows readers both the hows and the whys of public speaking. By challenging readerss to make the decisions required of public speakers, the text empowers them to take responsibility for their own learning. In its Ninth Edition, Mastering Public Speaking reflects the current twenty-first century realities that have altered our expectations of what a public speech can accomplish, including new media and emerging technologies. At the same time, the authors' basic approach remains focused on the key ingredients of effective speech, including sensitive audience analysis, adequate research, clear organization, and dynamic delivery. Key Topics: An Introduction to Public Speaking; The Ethics of Public Speaking; Speaking with Confidence; Listening; Analyzing Your Audience; Selecting Your Speech Topic; Researching Your Speech Topic; Organizing the Body of Your Speech; Supporting Your Speech; Introducing and Concluding Your Speech; Outlining Your Speech; Wording Your Speech; Delivering Your Speech; Using Presentational Aids; Speaking to Inform; The Strategy of Persuasion; Speaking to Persuade; Speaking on Special Occasions Market This book is useful for anyone looking to become a better public speaker. 0134127080 / 9780134127088 Mastering Public Speaking plus MyCommunicationLab for Public Speaking -- Access Card Package, 9/e Package consists of: 0133753832 / 9780133753837 Mastering Public Speaking, 9/e 0133907279 / 9780133907278 MyCommunicationLab for Public Speaking Access Card
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