内容简介
Takeyourstudentsfromthebasicsofcommunicationtomasteringspeechpreparationanddeliverywiththisengaging,dynamictext.ESSENTIALSPEECHintroducesthevarioustypesofspeechesaswellasthekeysforeffectivespeechpreparationandconfidentdelivery.Relevantactivitiesandexamplesofeffectiveandineffectivecommunicationmakestudentlearningeasier.Studentslearnhowstrongspeechesbeginwiththoroughpreparation.Theydevelopintoconfident,competentcommunicatorsastheylearntoresearchanduselanguageandvocabularyeffectively.Studentslearnusefuldeliverystrategiesaswellashowtoperfecttheirlistening,observing,analyzing,andcritiquingabilities.Thisbook'sinvitingandopenvisualpresentation,alongwithnumerousexamplesdrawnfromtoday'sworld,keepthepresentationmeaningfulandengagingforyourstudents.Numeroushands-onactivitiesalsokeepstudentsactivelyinvolvedinlearning.Ongoingreviewandassessmentensurethatstudentsunderstandtheconceptsastheymoveahead.Technologyhashadahugeinfluenceonhowwelearn,howwework,andhowwecommunicatetoday.TheonlineSpeechBuilderExpresstoolsolvesthemajorchallengesinthiscourse:gettingstudentsorganizedandcomfortabletomaketheirpresentationsandrelievinganxietyandstresscausedbylackofplanningandorganization.SpeechBuilderExpresscoachesstudentsthrougheverystepofthespeechoutliningprocess.Byprovidingstudentswiththenecessarytutorials,samplevideos,andaccesstoadictionaryandthesaurus,thisproductwillhelpbuildstudentconfidence,lessenstudentanxiety,andpreparethemforreal-worldcareerspeakingopportunities.Discoveralloftheaspectsofteachingspeechthatyoutolduswereimportanttoyou–fromconceptsandpracticetotechnologysupport.Thisbook'sapproachisbasedonextensivefieldresearchandinputfromteachersacrossthenation.
作者简介
Rudolph(Rudy)F.Verderber(Ph.D.,UniversityofMissouri)istheDistinguishedTeachingProfessorofCommunicationEmeritusattheUniversityofCincinnatiandoneofthenation'sleadingauthorsofcommunicationtextbooks.DuringhistenureattheUniversityofCincinnati,wherehewasheadoftheuniversity'sCommunicationDepartment,Dr.Verderbertaughtmorethan25differentcourses,10ofwhichheoriginated.Consideredoneoftheuniversity'sfinestteachers,hereceivedtheDollyCohenAwardforOutstandingTeaching(twosuchawardsaregivenattheuniversityeachyear),andin1994,hewasnamedDistinguishedTeachingProfessor,anhonorheldbyonlyfourfacultymembersacrosstheuniversity.In1996,hereceivedtheNationalSpeakersAssociationOutstandingProfessorAward.Hisprimaryareasofexpertiseincluderhetoric,publicaddress,argumentation,andinterpersonalcommunication.^KathleenS.Verderber(PhD,UniversityofCincinnati)isAssociateProfessorofManagementEmeritusatNorthernKentuckyUniversity.SheholdsanMAinSpeechCommunicationaswellasanMBAandaPhDinorganizationalbehaviorfromtheUniversityofCincinnati.Dr.Verderberhasconsultedwithvariouscivic,professional,andbusinessorganizations.Shehaspublishednumerousarticlesinseveraljournalsandhaspresentedpapersatcommunicationandmanagementconferences.SheisthecoauthoroftheverysuccessfulhumancommunicationtextCOMMUNICATE!.^DeannaD.Sellnow(Ph.D.,UniversityofNorthDakota)isdirectorofundergraduatestudiesofcommunicationattheUniversityofKentucky.Sheservedasassociateprofessorofcommunication,directorofthePublicSpeakingFundamentalsProgram,andsupervisorofgraduateteachingassistantsatNorthDakotaStateUniversity,whereshetaughtfor17years.Afterearninghermaster'sdegreefromWayneStateUniversityinDetroit,Dr.SellnowcompletedthePh.D.programattheUniversityofNorthDakota.Shehasreceivednumeroushonorsforpublicspeaking,teaching,andresearch,includingtheAmericanForensicAssociation'sNationalEventsTournamentChampioninCommunicationAnalysis,NorthDakotaSpeechandTheatreAssociation'sScholaroftheYear,andOutstandingTeacheratNorthDakotaStateUniversity.
