The Challenge of Effective Speaking in a Digital Age

by Rudolph F. Verderber, Kathleen S. Verderber, Deanna D. Sellnow

A favorite with students, THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING IN A DIGITAL AGE, 17th Edition, equips you with the skills you need to maximize your course success and become a confident public speaker. Its signature six key Speech Plan Action Steps guide you step by step through topic selection, audience analysis and adaptation, effective research, organization (with an emphasis on outlining), a wide variety of presentational aids (and how to avoid succumbing to ""death by PowerPoint""), and language and delivery. Online tools include videos of student speeches accompanied by Interactive Video Activities that help you develop and strengthen your public speaking skills as well as the robust MindTap Speech digital learning solution. Grounded in the latest research, this new edition is an exceptional resource for creating and delivering speeches.Important Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

368 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Riley Steelman · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not something I would ever read by choice but I had to if I wanted to pass my exams. If you want to learn all about public speaking than read this.

[Breanna Morrow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it for college so it wasn’t a favorite but like I didn’t hate reading it.