
- 246 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Principles of Public Speaking
About this book
Now in its 21st edition, this introductory public speaking textbook encourages the reader to see public speaking as a way to build community in today's diverse world.
Within a framework that emphasizes speaker responsibility, listening, and cultural awareness, this classic book uses examples from college, the workplace, and political and social communication to make the study of public speaking relevant, contemporary, and exciting. Balancing skills and theory, new author Dakota Horn provides expanded coverage of speaking anxiety and understanding and delivering digital presentations along with two new chapters on culture and diversity and diversifying speeches. Each chapter also contains in-class applied activities to support students' learning.
This textbook is ideal for general courses on public speaking as well as specialized programs in business, management, political communication, and public affairs.
An Instructor's Manual featuring discussion questions and guides, exercises, quiz questions, and suggestions and resources for syllabus design as well as PowerPoint slides is available at https://www.routledge.com/9781032537634
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preview of Chapter Structure
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1 THE NEED FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING
- CHAPTER 2 DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES
- CHAPTER 3 SPEECH ANXIETY
- CHAPTER 4 UNDERSTANDING
- CHAPTER 5 AUDIENCE ANALYSIS
- CHAPTER 6 FINDING AND USING SUPPORTING MATERIALS
- CHAPTER 7 GENERATING IDEAS
- CHAPTER 8 ORGANIZING AND OUTLINING
- CHAPTER 9 INTRODUCTIONS, CONCLUSIONS, AND TRANSITIONS
- CHAPTER 10 LANGUAGE
- CHAPTER 11 DELIVERY AND PRACTICE
- CHAPTER 12 VISUAL MEDIA
- CHAPTER 13 SPEECHES TO INFORM
- CHAPTER 14 SPEECHES TO PERSUADE
- CHAPTER 15 DIVERSIFYING SPEECHES
- Index