Speech Communication Made Simple: A Multicultural Perspective

by Paulette Dale, James C. Wolf

Speech Communication Made Simple, 3rd Edition, by Paulette Dale and James C. Wolfe, is a practical course that motivates advanced students to speak confidently and effectively. With its lighthearted and engaging self-help book approach, the text helps students acquire speech communication and listening skills that they can apply immediately and throughout their lives.

Features:

comprehensive coverage of the speech-writing process expanded section on effective use of eye contact, posture, gestures, and voice various types of presentation — from impromptu to persuasive pronunciation and listening tips

New to this edition:

new chapters on how to access and use different media, including the Internet for research and PowerPoint for visual aids new interactive, communicative activities and exercises

Audio Cassette

First published January 12, 2000

About the author

Dr. Paulette Dale is a Professor Emeritus and internationally known lecturer and consultant. She is the author of many successful books and has been interviewed for articles in Red Book, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Day, New Woman, Chicago Tribune, and People magazines. She’s been featured in Newsweek, the Miami Herald, the Washington Post, the New York Times, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Vanity Fair, and on Fox News, MSNBC, NBC live, and the Fenity Files to name a few. She has even been parodied on Saturday Night Live for her assertiveness. Her books have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. She has been referred to as a “national treasure” on social media.

Dr. Dale was named “one of 1000 women celebrated for their passion, dedication, and strength” in the fifth anniversary edition of Mirabella magazine. On the floor of Congress, the Honorable Carrie Meek praised her work on helping women develop higher self-esteem through assertive communication.

Congresswoman Meek concluded, “It’s a privilege to pay tribute to Dr. Paulette Dale, who uses her vast knowledge and experiences to help others.” “Did you say something, Susan” has been translated into Spanish, Korean, and Japanese. Paulette Dale is clearly the reigning authority on assertive communication for women in the United States and around the world today.