内容简介
With19chaptersorganizedintofiveunits,BUILDINGASPEECH,8thEDITIONguidesstudentsthroughthestep-by-stepprocessofdevelopingpublicspeakingskillsthroughobservation,peercriticism,personalexperienceandinstructorguidance.Readingsandexerciseshelpstudentsdraftinformativeandpersuasivespeechesandimprovestheirresearchandspeechwritingskills.Topicssuchasapprehensionandlisteninghelpstudentsrealizethattheyarenotaloneintheirstruggletofindtheconfidencetospeakinpublic.BUILDINGASPEECHisgroundedinthephilosophythatstudentscanmasterthestepsofspeechconstructionwhenprovidedwithacaringenvironment,cleardirection,andcreativeexamples.Plus,thisnewEighthEditionofBUILDINGASPEECH--ACengageAdvantageBook--continuesthetraditionofprovidingproventextsatlowerprices.