The Speaker's Handbook

by Jo Sprague, Douglas Stuart, David Bodary

Helping you build your public speaking skills for a variety of contexts, THE SPEAKER'S HANDBOOK, 12th Edition, covers the entire process of preparing, organizing, developing and delivering a speech, making it the ideal resource for beginning and experienced speakers alike. The handbook's comprehensive coverage emphasizes ethics, reasoning, audience analysis, and diversity throughout. Each chapter is designed to stand alone, so you can easily refer only to the sections you need. Vivid graphics illustrate key concepts like public speaking anxiety. Recent speeches from beginning speakers as well as public figures--including Congressman John Lewis's dedication speech for the National Museum of African American History and Culture--give you relevant speech models to analyze. In addition to valuable tips and advice, the handbook is packed with hands-on activities to give you plenty of practice and checklists to help you review what you've learned.

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School

528 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 1984

Reviews

[HoomanWithClass · Rating 1 out of 5]

Some good info but for school so yeah

[Brianna · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was a wealth of examples, which was nice. I enjoyed the way the authors challenged statements a speaker may make that would inadvertently offend an audience, especially advocating for more inclusive language. I thought the authors at times spent too long on things that didn’t need to be explained for such a long portion. Other places seemed a little too brief. Other than that, it was a good textbook

[Suzie Sims-Fletcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the book if you want a desktop speech book

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to learn the art of public speaking.

[Lee Stoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Step-by-step procedure to attack public speaking and to be consciously aware of one's ability/inability.