Description
With 19 chapters organized into five units, BUILDING A SPEECH, 8th EDITION guides students during the step by step process of developing public speaking skills through commentary, peer criticism, personal experience and instructor guidance. Readings and exercises assist students draft informative and persuasive speeches and improves their research and speechwriting skills. Topics such as apprehension and listening assist students realize that they don’t seem to be by myself of their struggle to search out the confidence to talk in public. BUILDING A SPEECH is grounded within the philosophy that students can master the steps of speech construction when provided with a caring environment, clear direction, and creative examples. Plus, this new Eighth Edition of BUILDING A SPEECH — a Cengage Advantage Book — continues the tradition of providing proven texts at lower prices.