Public Speaking: Strategies for Success

Public Speaking: Strategies for Success
ISBN-10
0205638325
ISBN-13
9780205638321
Series
Public Speaking
Category
Public speaking
Language
English
Published
2011
Author
David Zarefsky

Description

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 As one of today's leading scholars in speech communication, David Zarefsky's revised edition offers "rhetorical workout" boxes to increase skills development, updated information technology to connect the theories and concepts of public speaking to everyday life and a "student's view" box so that students can learn from their peers. Public Speaking, places a strong emphasis on developing strategies and making choices. Reinforcing the idea that public speaking is a skill that can assist in helping students communicate in their personal, professional and social lives. Throughout the text, students are encouraged to think through and about the public speaking process, as well as consider the diversity of audiences, occasions, and speakers, enabling them to choose a specific purpose, a relevant topic, and the appropriate material to make their speeches successful.

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