The Art of Public Speaking

by Stephen E. Lucas

Overview

The Art of Public Speaking personalizes learning for every student no matter who they are or where they are, ensuring that they come to your public speaking class confident, prepared with the principle foundations, and ready to participate in your teaching and coaching. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780073523910
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	10/10/2014
Edition description:	List
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Lexile:	1120L (what's this?)
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

Chapter 1: Speaking in Public Chapter 2: Ethics and Public SpeakingChapter 3: ListeningChapter 4: Giving Your First SpeechChapter 5: Selecting a Topic and a PurposeChapter 6: Analyzing the AudienceChapter 7: Gathering MaterialsChapter 8: Supporting your IdeasChapter 9: Organizing the Body of the SpeechChapter 10: Beginning and Ending the SpeechChapter 11: Outlining the SpeechChapter 12: Using LanguageChapter 13: DeliveryChapter 14: Using Visual AidsChapter 15: Speaking to InformChapter 16: Speaking to PersuadeChapter 17: Methods of PersuasionChapter 18: Speaking on Special OccasionsChapter 19: Speaking in Small GroupsAppendix: Speeches for Analysis and Discussion