A Concise Public Speaking Handbook [with MySpeechKit, Little Brown Compact Handbook with Exercises, & What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook]

by Steven A. Beebe, Susan J. Beebe

The comprehensive coverage of key public speaking topics and skills makes "The Concise Public Speaking Handbook" an ideal option for anyone looking to improve their public speaking skills and delivery. Ethics and free speech, listening, audience analysis, developing a speech, gathering and supporting speech materials, organizing a speech, introducing and concluding a speech, outlining a speech, delivering a speech, using presentation aids, informative speaking, persuasive speaking, special occasion speaking, and speaking in small groups. Introductory public speaking.

Genres: Textbooks

Spiral-bound

First published December 31, 2005

Reviews

[Valerie Lopez · Rating 4 out of 5]

It goes into detail of what you see in a public speaker and it helps you become aware of what you're doing.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for class....had some good tips, but nothing new. I did get an A though 😉

[Splatteredpages · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book for a communications class and while I enjoyed it, the writing was repetitive and the entire book could be condensed into two or three chapters. Beebe and Beebe gave helpful suggestions on how to control the fear of public speaking and how to prepare a speech. They went into detail on finding sources and how to take your audience into account while making and presenting your speech. The end was a brief overview of different speeches from acceptance speeches to eulogies, and even covered comedy at dinner conversations as well as group work. This book is a good introduction to public speaking and a helpful hand in guiding along the presentation process.

[CJ]

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