The Art of Public Speaking Author: Stephen Lucas | Language: English | ISBN:
0073406732 | Format: PDF
The Art of Public Speaking Description
The Art of Public Speaking 11e continues to define the art of being the best by helping today’s students become capable, responsible speakers and thinkers. With a strong focus on the practical skills of public speaking and grounded in classical and contemporary theories of rhetoric,
The Art of Public Speaking offers full coverage of all major aspects of speech preparation and presentation. Utilizing the full suite of resources, students learn to internalize the principles of public speaking, build confidence through speech practice, and prepare for success in the classroom and beyond. With the new Enhanced Speech Capture in Connect Lucas, instructors now have the ability to evaluate live speeches using a customizable rubric in the classroom. Instructors may also upload speech videos on students’ behalf to create and manage true peer review assignments. With its ground-breaking adaptive learning system, Connect Lucas™ also helps students “know what they know,” while guiding them to experience and learn important concepts that they need to know to succeed.
With McGraw-Hill Create™, instructors can now customize their Lucas 11e textbook to the section level, selecting and arranging only the sections covered in the course. The new Create system will automatically repaginate and re-number chapters, sections, graphs, and illustrations, based on how the instructor chooses to arrange them. This deep level of customization guarantees that students pay only for the content covered in the course.
- Series: Art of Public Speaking (Book 11)
- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages; 11 edition (October 4, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0073406732
- ISBN-13: 978-0073406732
- Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
The author does a great job of explaining things in a way that is easily readable and applicable. I do wish that the value of the book matched the content quality. At the price of $103.24 at the time of this review, the book is way overpriced. The book is 300 pages, but this is only because of 3 inch margins and many unnecessary pictures (see product pictures). In actuality, the content is about 150 pages. In summation, the quality is good, however the price truly diminishes the merit of the book. If, like me, you are required to purchase this, you may be better off buying it used or renting it. The book is a quick read, so you may consider purchasing it/renting it with a classmate so that the price is truly worth it. You will be able to share it and each read the whole thing in just a few days.
By Nick Adams
This book was required for a college class. It's easy to understand but it should be because most of it is simply common sense. I agree with the previous review, too many photos, examples that may or may not be applicable in your class, and wide margins, this book could be reduced by two-thirds. A glossary would have been helpful. The quality of the cover is horrible. Once you begin to read this book, the covers curl open. My advice is buy a "used" copy and purchase access to 'Connect' from the publisher if required for your class. At the current price, over $100 for a new copy, what you actually get is lots of color photographs - nice, but of no value. It should be easy to find a used copy, as it is not worth keeping!
By Abigail MacKenzie
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