Mastering Public Speaking, ActiveBook Edition

by George L. Grice, John F. Skinner

ActiveBooks are designed with learning success in mind. A unique combination of print and electronic materials, ActiveBooks provide a true active learning experience. ActiveBooks have built in self-assessment at the end of every main heading in the book as well as end of chapter practice tests. Combined with the individualized study plan found in MySpeechLab, these assessments provide a wide range of focused learning opportunities. Grice & Skinner, Mastering Public Speaking 6e, in Mastering Public Speaking equips readers with a firm grounding in the “hows” and “whys” of public speaking by providing an ideal balance of theory and skills while placing important emphases on critiquing, ethics, and critical thinking. Written in a casual, lively style and clearly organized, this sixth retains its popular and distinctive emphasis on the ethical contract between speaker and listener and on the value of critiquing speeches to improve one's own skills. Readers learn how to think critically as they choose speech topics, conduct research, organize content, select language, manage nervousness, and deliver speeches. See Grice & Skinner’s Mastering Public Speaking 6e for a complete description of the text.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks

Unbound

Published February 29, 2008

Reviews

[Andrea Hintz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this years ago and still use what I learned.

[Nat · Rating 1 out of 5]

Read most of it for a speech class so no review

[Reader2007 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for my speech class. It's well written. Everything you would ever want to know about speech. Unfortunately, it's incredibly boring.

[John Dow]

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[Samra · Rating 3 out of 5]

FINALLY finished the class. informative book but not something I would go out of way to read

[Janet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think everyone should take a public speaking class. This is a great book.

[Maddy Willow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very informative, with understandable examples.

[Kristina · Rating 3 out of 5]

honestly there's not much to say except most of this feels like easy knowledge to come by and it was a boring textbook I just skimmed through most of it