Public Speaking: The Evolving Art (Book Only) - Tapa blanda

PUBLIC SPEAKING: THE EVOLVING ART is the first book and integrated technology package to meet the expectations of today's students while both preserving and offering innovative variations on the well-respected traditions of public speaking instruction. Throughout the text, readers benefit from the examples of four peer mentors--real people who have successfully completed the public speaking course--via short video segments designed to bring concepts and strategies to life. PUBLIC SPEAKING: THE EVOLVING ART is now available with Speech Studio. Speech Studio is an online video upload and grading program that improves the learning comprehension of public speaking students. This unique resource empowers instructors with new assessment capability applicable for traditional, online, and hybrid courses.

Stephanie J. Coopman (Ph.D., University of Kentucky) is Professor of Communication Studies at San Jose State University. She served as department chair for five years and chair of the SJSU University Council of Chairs and Directors for three years. In addition to teaching public speaking since the start of her career, she has conducted numerous training sessions on public speaking and communication pedagogy. Professor Coopman has published her research in a variety of scholarly outlets, including FIRST MONDAY, COMMUNICATION EDUCATION, WESTERN JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION, COMMUNICATION YEARBOOK, AMERICAN COMMUNICATION JOURNAL, JOURNAL OF BUSINESS COMMUNICATION, and MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY. She contributes 20 percent of her royalties from the sale of PUBLIC SPEAKING: THE EVOLVING ART to the Robert R. Zimmermann Dr. Bob" Scholarship fund for students and the Dr. Robert R. "Dr. Bob" Zimmermann Endowed Teaching Chair Award for faculty at Delta College in University Center, Michigan." James Lull (Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison) is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at San Jose State University. Winner of the National Communication Association's Golden Anniversary Monograph Award, he has taught public speaking for more than twenty-five years. An internationally recognized leader in media studies, cultural analysis, and evolutionary communication, Professor Lull is the author or editor of twelve books with translations into many languages as well as articles published in the top journals in the field. Dr. Lull holds honorary doctorates and professorships from several universities in Europe and Latin America where he regularly gives plenary addresses and seminars.