The Speaker's Handbook, Loose-leaf Version

Sprague, Jo; Stuart, Douglas; Bodary, David

ISBN 10: 1305634519 ISBN 13: 9781305634510

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2015

Synopsis

Helping you build your public speaking skills for a variety of contexts, THE SPEAKER'S HANDBOOK, 11e covers the entire process of preparing, organizing, developing, and delivering a speech-making it the ideal resource for beginning and experienced speakers alike. The handbook's comprehensive coverage emphasizes ethics, reasoning, audience analysis, and diversity throughout. Each chapter is designed to stand alone so you can easily refer only to the sections you need. Vivid graphics help illustrate key concepts like public speaking anxiety. Recent speeches from beginning speakers as well as public figures-including President Obama's commemorative speech on the death of Nelson Mandela-give you relevant speech models to analyze. In addition to valuable tips and advice, the handbook is packed with hands-on activities to give you plenty of practice and Checklists to help you review what you've learned.

About this title

About the Author:

Jo Sprague is professor emeritus of Communication Studies at San Jose State University, where she also served as associate director of the Center for Faculty Development and Support. In addition, she is a former president of the Western States Communication Association. Her research focuses on critiquing, teaching, and the scholarship of speech communications.

Review:

"It covers what I would expect and need a public speaking book to cover, and it does so in a concise way that is also easy to understand."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1305634519
• ISBN 13: 9781305634510
• Binding: Loose Leaf