Public Speaking: Choices for Effective Results

By providing complete and thorough coverage for the study and practice of public speaking, Public Speaking: Choices for Effective Results offers students theory and practical skills by presenting public speaking as an art form for transactional communication between speaker and audience. Written for today's students, Public Speaking: Choices for Effective Results explores the role of public speaking in their lives, includes comprehensive coverage of ethics in speaking, and discusses the different kinds of speeches they may encounter in their everyday lives. The NEW 6th edition of Public Speaking: Choices for Effective Results, rooted in student oriented pedagogy: Includes access to Media Supplement - a collection of multimedia examples from popular television and films that provide another mode of delivery for the concepts described in the book. Offers students both theory and practical skills, presenting public speaking as an art form for transactional communication between speaker and the audience. Features By the Way sections that offer further exploration of topics discussed. Has been updated with international examples, videos of complete student speeches, a narrative text, online content integrated chapter by chapter, real-world scenarios, a running glossary, and more.