The Natural Speaker - Couverture souple

Fujishin, Randy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0137067321 ISBN 13 : 9780137067329

Editeur : Prentice Hall, 1994

Synopsis

Book by Fujishin Randy

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

The Natural Speaker, 6/e
Randy Fujishin, WestValley College

The Natural Speaker is a concise, practical, inexpensive, student-friendly guide to public speaking that explores the basic skills necessary to present a natural, effective, and rewarding speech to any audience.

 

By providing a basic knowledge of speech construction, practice, and delivery, this text is designed to enhance and improve students' natural speaking strengths. Featuring a warm, simple, and humorous writing style, The Natural Speaker presents the fundamental concepts and skills required for effective speaking.

 

Features:

• Presents a warm, friendly, and inspirational introduction to public speaking with an emphasis on real-life application of communication skills.
• Increases students’ awareness of and sensitivity to culture through its multicultural and intercultural perspective on public speaking.  

New to This Edition:

• Brings greater attention to plagiarism and the ethical considerations of the public speaker in a new section on this important topic. 
• Expands and develops the original discussion of the four categories of analysis with a new section on audience analysis.
• Provides stronger coverage of the critical topic of information gathering using direct observation, surveys, interviews, and the speaker contact person .
• Offers students significant help and specific suggestions in a new section that focuses on getting the most from analyzing their own speeches.

What Reviewers Are Saying about The Natural Speaker:

 

“The Natural Speaker effectively deals with the emotional side of public speaking.  It is easy to read and provides valuable insights. It is a textbook with a good balance of academia and personality.  If more textbooks were written in the style of The Natural Speaker, students could actually enjoy their reading assignments.”

–James A. W. Medina, ParkUniversity

 

“The Natural Speaker is the perfect complement to my Public Speaking classes. It is less formulaic and more practical.”

–Stephen Moro, ThomasCollege

 

“I feel that The Natural Speaker, while containing a wealth of information, never loses sight of the student.” 

–William E. Hysell, MohawkValley Community College

 

Quatrième de couverture

The Natural Speaker, 5th Edition is a concise, practical, inexpensive, student-friendly guide to public speaking that explores the basic skills necessary to present a natural, effective, and rewarding speech to any audience. By providing a basic knowledge of speech construction, practice, and delivery, this text is designed to enhance and improve students' natural speaking strengths. The book features a warm, simple, and humorous writing style, while presenting the fundamental concepts and skills required for effective speaking.

New in the 5th Edition

• A new section on Ethical Considerations provides a guide for students to make good ethical decisions while they select and research a topic and deliver their speech.
• A new section on Computer Presentational Guidelines gives insight into the effective use of technology during a speech, enabling students to better utilize computer technology for their presentations.
• A new section on Complimenting Others demonstrates practical communication skills that will strengthen and enhance relationships.
• A new section on the Speaker's Use of Speaking Notes offers helpful tips for effective speaking while using a minimum amount of notes.
• This edition contains new informative and persuasive sample speech outlines, along with updated examples in every chapter.

Praise for The Natural Speaker

“The stories are very true to life and should help students realize they are not alone when it comes to being afraid of public speaking.”
“Many students tell me that it is the first textbook that they have ever enjoyed reading.”
Brad Lemonds, Santa Monica College

“I have used the Fujishin book since the first edition came out, and I absolutely think it's the best speech text I have ever used in my 29 years of teaching!”
Andrea Ludwick, Lord Fairfax Community College

“It [the book] is scholarly without being superfluous, enlightening without being overly erudite.”
Archie Wortham, Palo Alto Community College

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0137067321
• ISBN 13: 9780137067329
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 170
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible