Speak - Softcover

Verderber, Rudolph F.; Verderber, Kathleen S.; Sellnow, Deanna D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1111830290 ISBN 13: 9781111830298

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

Synopsis

Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with hundreds of students and faculty, SPEAK is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners at a value-based price. SPEAK guides students through the speech-making process with six Speech Plan Action Step activities that prompt them to develop effective speeches. With the help of sample speeches, class prep cards for instructors, chapter-by-chapter study cards for students, numerous online tools, techniques to help students address anxiety and ethical issues, and much more, SPEAK helps students gain an exceptional foundation for creating and delivering their speeches.

About this title

About the Author:

Rudolph F. Verderber is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication Emeritus at the University of Cincinnati and former National Speaker's Association Professor of the Year -- as well as one of the all-time best-selling communication studies authors. The strength of his basic texts lies in his ability to explain and exemplify concepts, theories, and skills to introductory level students. His Cengage Learning texts -- COMMUNICATE!, THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING, COMM, and SPEAK -- have a reputation for being student favorites due to their accessible presentation of theory and skills.

Kathleen S. Verderber is Associate Professor of Management Emeritus at Northern Kentucky University. In addition to consulting with various civic, professional, and business organizations, she has published numerous journal articles and has presented papers at many communication and management conferences. She is a co-author of COMMUNICATE!, THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING, COMM, and SPEAK, all with Cengage, and author of INTER-ACT: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, CONCEPTS, SKILLS, AND CONTEXTS with Oxford University Press. She holds an MA in speech communication as well as an MBA and a PhD in organizational behavior from the University of Cincinnati.

Deanna D. Sellnow, PhD, is Professor of Strategic Communication in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida and conducts faculty development workshops on instructional communication pedagogy. Published in regional, national, and international journals, her research focuses on the rhetoric of popular culture, particularly music as communication, and instructional communication as it occurs in conventional and nonconventional classrooms, as well as in risk and crisis contexts. She is co-author of COMMUNICATE!, COMM, SPEAK, and THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING, all with Cengage.

Review:

Part 1: ORIENTATION. 1. Foundations of Public Speaking. 2. Developing Confidence through the Speech-Planning Process. 3. Listening and Responding Effectively. Part 2: PRINCIPLES. 4. Selecting an Appropriate Speech Goal. 5. Adapting to Audiences. 6. Gathering and Evaluating Information. 7. Organizing and Outlining the Speech Body. 8. The Introduction and Conclusion. 9. Presentational Aids. 10. Language and Oral Style. 11. Practicing Delivery. Part 3: INFORMATIVE AND PERSUASIVE SPEAKING. 12. Informative Speaking. 13. Understanding Persuasive Messages. 14. Persuasive Speaking. Part 4: ADAPTING TO OTHER OCCASIONS AND FORMATS. 15. Ceremonial Speaking: Speeches for Special Occasions. 16. Developing and Delivering Group Presentations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1111830290
• ISBN 13: 9781111830298
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288