Speaking with a Purpose - Softcover

Von der hinteren Coverseite

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.