EMPOWERING PUBLIC SPEAKING IBD

Sinopsis

With emphasis on public speaking as a means for social justice,áEmpowering Public Speakingáhelps students develop the communication skills necessary to successfully effect change. Readers learn about public speaking as a means of personal, social, economic, and cultural power, and how communication shapes social relations, identity development, and public awareness. Through examples and discussions, the book demonstrates how public speaking is a significant act that inspires social transformation.Over the course of 12 chapters, students learn how communication creates our social reality and shapes interpersonal relationships. They discover the importance of critical, compassionate listening, careful attention to power, and adapting speeches to a specific time, place, and purpose. Dedicated chapters address the craft required for effective public speaking, the responsibility of finding and sharing reputable sources of information, and strategies for delivering an impassioned address. The closing chapters discuss speaker accountability, the constant evolution of public speaking, and its ability to empower.Dr. Deanna L. Fassettáis Director of the Center for Faculty Development at San José State University. She is the author ofáCritical Communication PedagogyáandáCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebooká(both with John T. Warren). Her published research has appeared in an array of communication studies journals, includingáBasic Communication Course Annual,áCommunication and Critical/Cultural Studies,áCommunication Education,áLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies, andáText and Performance Quarterly.Dr. Keith Nainbyáis a professor of communication within the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Stanislaus. His publications include chapters ináThe SAGE Handbook of Communication and InstructionáandáThe Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students, as well as journal articles ináLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies,áLanguage and Intercultural Communication, andáEducational Foundations.