Presentations in Everyday Life: Strategies for Effective Speaking - Softcover

Engleberg, Isa N.; Daly, John A.

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9780205554843: Presentations in Everyday Life: Strategies for Effective Speaking

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ISBN 10: 0205554849 ISBN 13: 9780205554843

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2006

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What do real people want and need to know about presentation speaking? The Second Edition provides practical, time-tested answers using the most current communication theory and research available.Presentation Principles in Action provide students with hands-on application of chapter concepts through class exercises, questionnaires, speaking assignments, and assessment instruments. Mini-modules give step-by-step instruction on presentation techniques, while FAQs answer questions such as Can I fake charisma? and What should I do with my hands?Real World, Real Speakers stories by the authors, presenters, and professionals illustrate chapter principles and strategies in actions.

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About the Author

Isa Engleberg is a Professor of Speech Communication and Director of the Humanities Resource Center at Prince George's Community College in Largo, Maryland. She is coauthor of two other Houghton Mifflin Communication titles: Presentations in Everyday Life, with John Daly, and Working in Groups, with Dianna Wynn. In NCA she has served as President, Chair of the Research Board, and as a member of the Administrative Committee. She has planned many NCA conferences and has published more that 30 articles in a variety of publications. Isa has won numerous teaching and service awards, including NCA's Outstanding Community College Educator award and the President's Medal at Prince George's Community College.

John Daly, born in London in 1979, lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

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