Practically Speaking - Softcover

Rothwell, Dan J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195337662 ISBN 13: 9780195337662

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 2013

Synopsis

Fresh and Practical Advice You Will Need
Sound Scholarship You Can Trust
All at a Price You Won't Believe

Practically Speaking is a brief text that covers the essentials of public speaking without sacrificing student interest or sound scholarship. Using a conversational and edgy style, author Dan Rothwell gives practical advice and a fresh perspective on classic and contemporary theories and research. This essential guide provides students with a solid foundation in public speaking and then teaches them how to add their own voices to the conversation.

Features
* Each chapter follows the rules of good organizational logic presented in Chapter 7
* Unique and humorous examples, stories, quotations, photos, and cartoons; intense, dramatic, and poignant illustrations; vivid language and metaphors; and startling statistics and historical facts
* Numerous pop-culture references and newsworthy events
* More than 500 sources, both classic and contemporary
* The "Communication Competence Model", carefully developed in Chapter 1, serves as the theoretical basis for all advice offered
* A unique Chapter (9), "Skepticism: Becoming Critical Thinking Speakers and Listeners"
* A separate chapter on speech anxiety
* A full chapter on gaining and maintaining attention
* Two full chapters on persuasive speaking that provide theoretical explanations for general and specific persuasive strategies

About this title

About the Author

J. Dan Rothwell is chair of the Communication Studies Department at Cabrillo College. Dr. Rothwell has received numerous teaching awards, including among others: the 2010 "Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology"; the 2010 Cabrillo College "Innovative Teacher of the Year"; the 2011 National Communication Association "Community College Educator of the Year" award; and a 2012 official resolution by the California State Senate acknowledging Dr. Rothwell's excellence in teaching. Also in 2012, the Western States Communication Association awarded the Cabrillo College Communication Studies department, under the leadership of Dr. Rothwell, the "Model Communication Studies" award.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0195337662
• ISBN 13: 9780195337662
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 274