Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society - Softcover

Jaffe, Clella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111347689 ISBN 13: 9781111347680

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

PUBLIC SPEAKING is a culturally informed book that never loses sight of its fundamental purpose: to train students to be effective public speakers and listeners in a world filled with monumental cultural, political, and technological changes. It applies 2,500-year-old principles with up-to-date research into concepts, skills, theories, applications, and critical thinking proficiencies essential for listening and speaking in today's world. Its discussions of classic public speaking topics are all grounded in an awareness of the impact of cultural nuances--ranging from gender differences to co-cultures within the United States to the traditions of other nations. This provides speakers with a heightened awareness of and sensitivity to the audience.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Clella Jaffe was the Communication Department Chair at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon (recently retired). In addition to teaching communication courses at George Fox, she has taught at St. John's University (Queens) and Oregon State. For many years, she also taught oral interpretation of literature and coached and judged forensics competitions. Dr. Jaffe received her B.A. from Seattle Pacific University, earned her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Oregon State University, and completed additional graduate work at the University of Washington.

Review:

"I feel that the research done and utilized is at an excellent level. . . . This is a solid text for our basic course in Public Speaking. . . . This book provides a clear overview to the subject matter and 'craft'."

"It's a textbook that students do not complain about! It's a textbook that offers an approach that is appropriate in today's 'small' world. It's a textbook that offers an excellent chapter on narrative speeches. It's a textbook that is flexible. It's a textbook that has a decent test bank. It's a textbook that recognizes that our Western views about speech-giving are not universal."

"A solid text in the field with an interesting and valuable focus on culture and diversity within public speaking."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1111347689
• ISBN 13: 9781111347680
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432