Public Speaking: The Evolving Art (with Enhanced eBook, Resource Center, Interactive Video Activities, SpeechBuilder, Website, InfoTrac Printed Access Card) - Softcover

Coopman, Stephanie J.; Lull, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534637272 ISBN 13: 9780534637279

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The first book to combine the proven traditions of public speaking instruction with an extensive integrated technology package, PUBLIC SPEAKING: THE EVOLVING ART provides you with the tools you need to navigate the challenges of creating and delivering speeches in today's media-driven society. Throughout the text, you'll follow along as four peer mentors, real people who have successfully completed the public speaking course, bring concepts and strategies to life with seamlessly-integrated video segments that highlight strategies for successful public speaking in today's digital society.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephanie J. Coopman (Ph.D., University of Kentucky) is Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at San Jose State University and Chair of the SJSU University Council of Chairs and Directors. In addition to teaching public speaking since the start of her career, she has conducted numerous workshops on public speaking and communication pedagogy. Professor Coopman has published her research in a variety of scholarly outlets, including First Monday, Communication Education, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Yearbook, American Communication Journal, Journal of Business Communication, and Management Communication Quarterly.

Review:

"[This] is a basic course text that uses technology to enhance and teach traditional public speaking concepts. The technology is almost seamless for both student and teacher. The content is written from an updated cultural perspective which recognizes the changes that are taking place in human communication because of technology."

"If you are looking for a student friendly, theoretically based, and pedagogically sound text for the basic public speaking course, then you'll want to review Public Speaking [the Evolving Art]. Using the concept of video speech buddies, the authors utilize peer teaching, as well as emphasize the relevance of public speaking in the 21st century. The text is reader friendly, acknowledging the impact of technology in the way today's college students think and learn."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0534637272
• ISBN 13: 9780534637279
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 496