A Speaker's Guidebook: Text and Reference [Plastic Comb]

Dan O'Hair (Author), Rob Stewart (Author), Hannah Rubenstein (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0312404336 | ISBN-13: 978-0312404338 | Publication Date: 2004 | Edition: 2nd

Public speaking is an essential skill both in the classroom and in public life. With thorough coverage, a unique tabbed and full-color format, and a low price, A Speaker's Guidebook is the most useful speech textbook available for students both in and outside of the speech classroom. This innovative book combines coverage of every topic typically taught in the public speaking course with an appealing design and quick reference features that get students to open the book and find what they need. Unique advice on speaking beyond the speech classroom, along with a host of reference appendices, supports students' in their other courses and in the workplace. For this revision, the authors have focused on providing even better solutions to some of students' toughest challenges.

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About the Author

DAN O'HAIR is dean of the University of Kentucky College of Communications and Information Studies. He is past Presidential Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma and past president of the National Communication Association.  He is co-author or co-editor of fifteen communication texts and scholarly volumes and has published more than eighty research articles and chapters in dozens of communication, psychology and health journals and books.  He is a frequent presenter at national and international communication conferences, is on the editorial boards of various journals and has served on numerous committees and task forces for regional and national communication associations.

ROB STEWART is an associate dean of arts and sciences and professor of communication studies at Texas Tech University. He is coauthor of A Speaker's Guidebook (2007), Public Speaking: Challenges and Choices (1999) and has also published over 30 articles and book chapters.

HANNAH RUBENSTEIN is a writer and editor who has used her academic training in communication (M.A., Fairfield University) to guide her collaborations on A Speaker's Guidebook (2007), Public Speaking: Challenges and Choices (1999) and other successful college texts. She heads her own communication firm, Hedgehog Productions.

--This text refers to an alternate Plastic Comb edition.

Product Details

• Plastic Comb: 560 pages
• Publisher: Bedford/St. Martin's; 2nd edition (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312404336
• ISBN-13: 978-0312404338
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,330 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Speaker's Guide Book, October 10, 2010

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I think this is a fantastic reference book for explaining and helping to prepare any type of speech one would ever have to do. It is appropriate for the professional, as well as a student in a speech class. The explanations are clear and concise, and the format is very easy to use. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is in need of help to prepare a speech.