Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Books a la Carte Plus MySpeechLab (7th Edition)
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Review by Katherine Brown for Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Books a la Carte Plus MySpeechLab (7th Edition)
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This is a really good book. I used it for a college class on public speaking, and I would have been lost without it. It covers things that you always forget to include, and great hints on how to increase your confidence and persuade an audience. For someone like me who was terrified, but no longer is of public speaking, and for those who just need a refrsher course, this book is brilliant.
Review by John Matlock for Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Books a la Carte Plus MySpeechLab (7th Edition)
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You can’t say that the audience-centered concept used in this book was pioneered by them. After all, in the first paragraph the authors give credit to Aristotle for defining the elements of speechmaking as ‘of speaker, subject and person addresed – it is the last one, the herer, that determines the speaker’s end and object.’
The first edition of this book, about 15 years ago, set the tone for what has now become the sisth edition, with each edition improved by audience feedback and new educational concepts. The general concept of keeping the audience at the center of of the speakers mind through all of the steps in the process.
Of course, this does not mean that the speaker tells the audience only what they want to hear; to do that would not convey anything to the audience but a good feeling. Some of the example speeches, ‘I Have a Dream,’ Martin Luther King, Jr., speak to people holding views very opposed to his.
The highly illustrated book is carefully organized with a mixture of text, tables, drawings, comments and questions to maintain the students interest while educating him. Indeed these techniques are some that can be used by the student in his speeches.
Review by Edward J. Glassmire for Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Books a la Carte Plus MySpeechLab (7th Edition)
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Im currently a college student and the latest version of this book is close to 100 dollars but this older edition has the exact same content as the latest, just a different cover. So this really saved me some much needed cash.
Review by Victor Diaz for Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Books a la Carte Plus MySpeechLab (7th Edition)
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I will never buy a book at my school bookstore again! This was a great buy, with a great price and fast delivery.
Review by Dr. Joan E. Aitken for Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach, Books a la Carte Plus MySpeechLab (7th Edition)
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I like Beebe’s perspective on the field of communication studies, and I value his work. I worked in developing instructional materials to support this book and used the book in my teaching. I agree with the audience-centered focus to public speaking.