The Speaker's Handbook

by Jo Sprague, Douglas K. Stuart, David Bodary

Helping students speak in the classroom and the boardroom, THE SPEAKER'S HANDBOOK covers the entire process of preparing, organizing, developing and delivering a speech, making it ideal both for students taking a Public Speaking course and for experienced speakers. The twelfth edition continues to offer thorough coverage of ethics, reasoning, analyzing audience and diversity. Each chapter is designed to stand alone so that speakers can refer only to the sections that meet their needs. Speeches from students and public figures--including Congressman John Lewis’s dedication speech for the National Museum of African American History and Culture--provide relevant speech models as well as material for analysis. ""For Your Benefit"" features equip students with valuable tips and advice, while ""Speaker's Workshop"" and ""Putting It into Practice"" activities give students hands-on application.
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Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Textbooks, School

528 pages, Kindle Edition

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.