thorough coverage for the study and practice of public speaking. This textbook offers students both theory and practical skills, presenting public speaking as an art form for transactional communication between speaker and audience. Featuring guidelines and strategies throughout, Public Speaking will successfully prepare students to become effective public speakers in any of the various speaking situations they may encounter in their lives. Online content integrated with the book's pedagogy includes videos of complete student speeches, interactive exercises, including a glossary of terms, and extensive instructor's materials to provide a comprehensive narrative text. Look for the web icon in the chapter margins to direct you to various interactive tools. A Respondus-formatted test bank is available to all adopters. This can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard, WebCT, eCollege, ANGEL and other eLearning systems. Dr. Henry Roubicek is a Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Houston Downtown. His knowledge and experience in instructional communication, combined with the commitment of several UHD students and a skilled production team, has made the Narrative Text to Public Speaking: Choices for Effective Results, one of the most innovative and creative teaching resources associated with any text in public speaking. Educators and students will find the student speech samples framed and showcased in unique ways, as well as embrace the descriptive and entertaining ways in which Dr. Roubicek helps to guide students to access the powerful material found in this superb text.

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