The Public Speaker / The Public Listener

by Andrew D. Wolvin, Roy M. Berko, Darlyn R. Wolvin

The Second Edition of Wolvin, Berko, and Wolvin's popular text offers students a look at the total public communication process--public speaking and public listening--emphasizing how these two dimensions interrelate as public communicators shape, present, and receive speeches.

330 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 1 out of 5]

Despite being a very short textbook, I think it's still too long. A lot could be cut for the reader's benefit. It also seems to have been printed backwards. Not "manga-style" backwards, but "did they even have an editor look at this" backwards. What are pathos, logos and ethos doing in the back of the book? Maybe they should've considered whether or not there was any logos in that.

Why does the author think "combat medicine" is how you fix anxiety around speaking, which the author claims is unfixable? Has the author ever worked with anyone to improve their speaking? I've resolved problems for people on those topics with antiquated psychological interventions. It didn't involve angling my feet, either... whatever that was supposed to be.

Public speaking courses should be banned and replaced with department specific clubs. That'd be infinitely more valuable than speaking textbooks and the goobers who write them.