Deanna Sellnow, Kathleen Verderber, Rudolph Verderber

SPEAK (with CourseMate with Interactive Video Activities, Audio Studio Tools, InfoTrac 1-Semester, Speech Builder Expres

• Audio CD mit DVD

Produktbeschreibung

Created through a "student-tested, faculty-approved" review process with hundreds of students and faculty, SPEAK is an engaging and accessible solution to accommodate the diverse lifestyles of today's learners at a value-based price. SPEAK guides students through the speech-making process with six Speech Plan Action Step activities that prompt them to develop effective speeches. With the help of sample speeches, class prep cards for instructors, chapter-by-chapter study cards for students, numerous online tools, techniques to help students address anxiety and ethical issues, and much more, SPEAK helps students gain an exceptional foundation for creating and delivering their speeches.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cengage Learning EMEA / Wadsworth
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm
• Gewicht: 814g
• ISBN-13: 9781111830298
• ISBN-10: 1111830290
• Artikelnr.: 33081800

Autorenporträt

Verderber, Kathleen
Kathleen S. Verderber is Associate Professor of Management Emeritus at Northern Kentucky University. She holds an MA in Speech Communication as well as an MBA and a PhD in organizational behavior from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Verderber has consulted with various civic, professional, and business organizations. She has published numerous articles in several journals and has presented papers at communication and management conferences. She is a coauthor of COMMUNICATE! THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING IN A DIGITAL AGE, COMM, and SPEAK all with Cengage Learning, and author of INTER-ACT: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION, CONCEPTS, SKILLS, AND CONTEXTS with Oxford University Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: ORIENTATION. 1. Foundations of Public Speaking. 2. Developing Confidence through the Speech-Planning Process. 3. Listening and Responding Effectively. Part 2: PRINCIPLES. 4. Selecting an Appropriate Speech Goal. 5. Adapting to Audiences. 6. Gathering and Evaluating Information. 7. Organizing and Outlining the Speech Body. 8. The Introduction and Conclusion. 9. Presentational Aids. 10. Language and Oral Style. 11. Practicing Delivery. Part 3: INFORMATIVE AND PERSUASIVE SPEAKING. 12. Informative Speaking. 13. Understanding Persuasive Messages. 14. Persuasive Speaking. Part 4: ADAPTING TO OTHER OCCASIONS AND FORMATS. 15. Ceremonial Speaking: Speeches for Special Occasions. 16. Developing and Delivering Group Presentations.