Loose Leaf for the Art of Public Speaking: 2023 Release

by Stephen E. Lucas

Overview

The award-winning The Art of Public Speaking offers a time-tested approach that has made it the most widely used college textbook on its subject in the world. Seamlessly coordinated with Connect®, McGraw Hill's path-breaking online program, it supplies a proven set of teaching and learning tools that is without parallel among public speaking books. For experienced instructors, the title presents a solid, fully customizable foundation and an abundance of teaching aids from which to choose, allowing for complete teaching flexibility in the course. For novice instructors, its wisdom, steady hand, and unmatched ancillary package instill confidence and build success in the classroom from day one.

This product is Evergreen: updated and relevant with new content and tools delivered directly to your existing Connect® course. Engage students and freshen up assignments with up-to-date coverage of select topics and new questions, all without having to switch editions or build a new course. These updates will include:

• Expanded chapter on presenting online speeches

• NEW full student speeches

• Fresh real-world examples

• Enhanced discussion of presentation technology

• Updated MLA and APA citation models

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781265457082
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/17/2023
Edition description:	13th ed.
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Stephen E. Lucas is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin. His major books include Portents of Rebellion: Rhetoric and Revolution in Philadelphia, 1765–1776; Words of a Century: The Top 100 American Speeches, 1900–1999; and Rhetoric, Independence, and Nationhood, 1760–1800. A Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association, he has received the association’s Golden Anniversary Book Award and Golden Anniversary Monograph Award. He has also received a number of teaching awards, including the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at the University of Wisconsin and the National Communication Association’s Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education. His many pedagogical innovations have had a profound influence in the United States and beyond, and The Art of Public Speaking has been translated into multiple languages, including Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Romanian, and Japanese. Professor Lucas and his wife, Patty, split their time between Madison, Wisconsin, and Naples, Florida. They have two sons and four granddaughters.

Table of Contents

SPEAKING AND LISTENING
1 Speaking in Public
2 Ethics and Public Speaking
3 Listening
4 Giving Your First Speech


SPEECH PREPARATION: GETTING STARTED
5 Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
6 Analyzing the Audience
7 Gathering Materials
8 Supporting Your Ideas

SPEECH PREPARATION: ORGANIZING AND OUTLINING
9 Organizing the Body of the Speech
10 Beginning and Ending the Speech
11 Outlining the Speech


PRESENTING THE SPEECH
12 Using Language
13 Delivery
14 Using Visual Aids


VARIETIES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
15 Speaking to Inform
16 Speaking to Persuade
17 Methods of Persuasion
18 Speaking on Special Occasions
19 Presenting Your Speech Online
20 Speaking in Small Groups


APPENDIX Speeches for Analysis and Discussion
INDEX