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For courses in public speaking.
A clear, step-by-step guide to public speaking
Revel™ Essential Elements of Public Speaking helps students master the skills they need to give informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches, as well as speak more effectively in and for a group. This efficient and concise text breaks the process of public speaking into 10 steps and covers each step in detail, giving students everything they need to prepare and present successful speeches. Updated throughout, the 7th Edition includes new examples, exercises, and topic discussions.
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Table of Contents:
Brief Table of Contents PART I: FUNDAMENTALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING - Introducing Public Speaking
- Listening and Criticism
PART II: PREPARING AND PRESENTING PUBLIC SPEECHES - Select Your Topic, Purposes, and Thesis (Step 1)
- Analyze Your Audience (Step 2)
- Research Your Speech (Step 3)
- Collect Supporting Materials (Step 4)
- Use Presentation Aids (Step 4, continued)
- Organize Your Speech (Steps 5, 6, and 7)
- Word and Rehearse Your Speech (Steps 8 and 9)
- Present Your Speech (Step 10)
PART III: TYPES OF SPEECHES - Speaking to Inform
- Speaking to Persuade
- Speaking on Special Occasions
- Speaking in Groups
About the Author :
About our authors Joseph A. DeVito received his BA from Hunter College, his MA from Temple University and his PhD from the University of Illinois. After earning his doctorate in speech and linguistics, DeVito returned to teach in the CUNY system, first at his alma mater, Hunter College, and then at Queens College. During his teaching career, DeVito taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses with a focus on introductory courses. He is currently Professor Emeritus at Hunter College.
At various times, DeVito has served on the editorial boards of Quarterly Journal of Speech, Communication Monographs, Communication Education, Communication Quarterly, Journal of Communication and Etc: A Review of General Semantics. He has also served as a consulting editor to the following publishers: Random House, Harper & Row, Waveland Press and HarperCollins. He was an ETS coordinator of the committee to construct the DANTES Public Speaking Test for the Educational Testing Service as well. A prolific author, DeVito has written or edited more than 30 books in the field of communication, including The Interpersonal Communication Book, Human Communication: The Basic Course, Essential Elements of Public Speaking, Interpersonal Messages and Essentials of Human Communication, all published by Pearson. A number of his textbooks have been translated into a variety of languages including Mandarin Chinese, Indonesian, French, Greek and Czech.
