Speaking with a Purpose - Couverture souple

Koch, Arthur

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0131107100 ISBN 13 : 9780131107106

Editeur : Routledge, 1994

Synopsis

Effective speechmaking is vital to anyone who needs to get up in   front of an audience. From businesspeople, lawyers, politicians, and clergy to committee chairs, teachers, concerned citizens, and storytellers, competent public speaking is vital to the speaker's credibility. KEY TOPIC: This brief, step-by-step approach to the speechmaking process allows readers to concentrate on the preparation, practice, and presentation without getting bogged down in theoretical discussion. Topics include: getting started, audience analysis, supporting ideas and material, preparation, delivery, and more. MARKET: Ideal for anyone who has to prepare a speech.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Speaking with a Purpose provides students with the “nuts and bolts” needed to become effective public speakers. Intentionally brief and inexpensive, this text allows students to concentrate on the preparation, practice, and presentation of their speeches without getting bogged down by theoretical discussions. The focus on purpose and audience response, which incorporates consideration of cultural diversity, helps students identify ways to make their speeches more effective. Highly popular and practical, this text is the best of the short books available on the subject.

New to the 6th Edition

• Contains an extensive section in Chapter 1 on ethics and plagiarism, which stresses to students the importance of these topics and how to be ethical speakers.
• Offers a list of suggested Web sites at the end of each chapter to present students with resources for additional study and research.
• Combines former Chapters 8 and 9, “Preparing for Delivery” and “Delivery,” into one chapter for better coherence and clarity.
• Condenses Chapter 12 on group communication to keep the text as brief and concise as possible.

Quatrième de couverture

Highlighted features with this edition include:

• Clear, concise, and immediately applicable advice without extraneous verbiage or non-essential material.
• The integration of the essentials of communication theory with a step-by-step approach to the speechmaking process to provide the right balance for beginning speakers.
• Includes “Communication Rating Forms,” which contain useful matrices for evaluating speeches and enhancing critical thinking skills.
• Emphasis on the speaker's purpose, offering a unifying theme for the text and the course.
• Contains an extensive section on ethics and plagiarism, which stresses the importance of these topics and of being an ethical speaker.
• Offers an updated list of suggested Web sites at the end of each chapter, providing readers with resources for additional study and research.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0131107100
• ISBN 13: 9780131107106
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 177
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible