Exploring Public Speaking, 4th Ed.

A free, online textbook on the subject of public speaking, including topics such as structure, audience responsiveness, and ethics.

Overview

This eBook was designed to educate students on the best communications practices based on the latest evidence. This book has been updated to the Fourth Edition to best capture more recent aspects of communication such as online speaking, humor, and more. The text includes case studies and examples to help learners digest content. This book extensively covers PowerPoint, audience responsiveness, ethics in public speaking, special occasion speeches, and structure of speeches. Additional resources provided are electronic “flash cards” for study, PowerPoints on the 15 main chapters, and test banks for the 15 main chapters.

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Instructors recommend for the thoroughness and accuracy and found the analysis appropriate. Instructors may like to use it as the primary textbook for a course, use some materials from the book as a supplement, or use the textbook to help guide lectures and pacing. The additional content such as slides and quizzes would be great resource for online classrooms. Students would find the resource a wealth of information for research and learning either for an essay or to delve further into public speaking.

URL: Exploring Public Speaking, 4th Ed.

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