Speak for Yourself

Introduction to Public Speaking

James H. Byrns (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

356 Seiten

1994 | Student 3 Revised ed
McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions) (Verlag)
978-0-07-113227-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Focuses on critical analysis and problem-solving, and includes some student and professional speeches. This edition contains new chapters on listening; visual aids; outlining a speech; updated coverage of gender and cultural diversity; audience analysis; and ethics and credibility.

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The third edition represents a major revision of this introduction to public speaking text. The book continues to provide an accessible presentation of fundamentals, and now offers a stronger emphasis on critical analysis and problem-solving, and a supply of student and professional speeches. It includes new chapters on listening, visual aids, and outlining a speech, and updated and expanded coverage of gender and cultural diversity, audience analysis and ethics and credibility.

Inhalt

Part 1 Introduction to public speaking and listening: introduction to public speaking; listening. Part 2 Preparing the message: analyzing the audience and setting; selecting a topic and purpose; gathering information; arranging the body of the speech; supporting the main points - telling and doing; supporting the main points - visual aids; opening and closing the speech; outlining your presentation. Part 3 Presenting the speech: using language effectively in public speaking; delivery. Part 4 Preparing the different types of speeches: speaking to inform; speaking to persuade; speaking for special occasions.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.1994
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 460 g
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Briefe / Präsentation / Rhetorik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 0-07-113227-9 / 0071132279
• ISBN-13: 978-0-07-113227-5 / 9780071132275
• Zustand: Neuware