The Speechmaking Process (11th Edition)

A text on critical areas of the communication process, helping students become more effective thinkers, language users, and ethical purveyors of informative and persuasive messages. Takes a theory and practice approach, with chapters on public speaking and communication, language habits, researching a speech, delivery, using audiovisual aids, logical reasoning and argument, and speaking in group settings. Includes chapter summaries, projects, and an appendix on research through the Internet. This edition is influenced by recent interactionist and social construction perspectives. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.