Cengage Advantage Books: The Speaker's Compact Handbook / Edition 4

by Jo Sprague, Douglas Stuart, David Bodary

Overview

CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: THE SPEAKER'S COMPACT HANDBOOK, Fourth Edition, equips you with the essential information, tips, and tools you need to be an effective public speaker. Its spiral-bound, quick-reference format makes the handbook easy to use. And because each of its succinct chapters can stand alone, you can jump exactly to the topic you need to help you create a great speech. Four simple features—Key Points, Quick Tips, Checklists, and Critical Thinking Questions—help you stay on track throughout the speech-building process. In addition to the material within the handbook, online interactive tools like Speech Builder Express 3.0 and InfoTrac College Edition help further develop your public speaking skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780840028150
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2013
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	4.80(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.50(d)

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.


Douglas Stuart is Vice President of Technical and Marketing Publications at FirstTel Systems Corporation.


David Bodary is a professor of Communication at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, where he teaches public speaking and coordinates the Service Learning office. He belongs to both the National Communication Association (NCA) and the Central States Communication Association. Dr. Bodary has served in a variety of roles for both organizations and is pleased to have participated in the NCA Learning Outcomes in Communication project. He earned his bachelor's from Eastern Michigan University and a master's and doctorate from Wayne State University.

Table of Contents

1. Approaching Public Speaking. 2. Speech Contexts. 3. Planning Your Speech. 4. Finding and Using Resources. 5. Organizing Your Ideas and Information. 6. Getting Your Ideas Across. 7. Crafting Your Speech. 8. Presenting Your Speech. Appendix A: Sample Speeches and Outlines. Appendix B: Citation Guidelines. Glossary. Index.

Editorial Reviews

"I like Jo Sprague's writing. The book is concise and doesn't 'talk down' to students. I like the ideas in the book."

"Although it is 'compact,' it has most of what I need."

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