A Speaker's Guidebook

Now also available with additional coverage of rhetorical theory!A Speaker’s Guidebookis the most successful public speaking book in over a decade and the best resource for students both in and outside the classroom. Praised for connecting with students and addressing their most pressing needs, it is the easiest-to-use public speaking text available and the text that studentskeep. This tabbed, comb-bound text covers all topics taught in the introduction to public speaking course. In addition,A Speaker’s Guidebookoffers coverage that’s useful for a lifetime of public speaking with unparalleled treatment of speaking in other courses and on the job. Now for instructors who teach with a focus on rhetoric and persuasion, we are proud to offer an additional version of the text.A Speaker’s Guidebook with The Essential Guide to Rhetoricincludes a full tabbed section that provides brief yet comprehensive coverage of rhetorical theory — from the classical to the contemporary — and its practical applications.