A dynamic, brief public speaking text This concise public speaking guide pairs all the benefits of a brief text with a full-color, highly visual DK design. Based on the innovative, student- and instructor-tested DK Guide to Public Speaking, this compact handbook places a greater focus on how to and core skills while maintaining the groundbreaking, illustrative style and effective pedagogical framework. Streamlined chapters with condensed explanations and examples target the basic elements for successful public speaking. Concepts are presented visually and supported by text, allowing students to get an overview at a glance and read on for specifics. Spiral binding, color-coded parts, and cross-referenced charts for the process of public speaking keep the text easy to navigate. Combining concise coverage with dynamic design, DK Speaker provides a lively, pedagogically solid option for any introductory public speaking course. A better teaching and learning experience This program will provide a better teaching and learning experiencefor you and your students. Heres how: Personalize LearningMySpeechLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engages experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with education expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. Improve Critical Thinking Chapter headingsin question formatidentify specific learning objectives to encourage students to think critically about the material. Each chapter-opening contents section also serves as a list of learning objectives for that chapter. Engage StudentsThe dynamic, visual design and an abundance of current examples engage students in the text. Apply EthicsPracticing Ethics sections integrated into each part of the speech process. Support InstructorsA full set of supplements, including MySpeechLab, an Instructors Manual, Test Bank, and PowerPoints, provides instructors with the support they need. Note: MySpeechLab does not come automatically packaged with this text. To purchase MySpeechLab, please visit: www.myspeechlab.com or you can purchase a valuepack of the text + MySpeechLab (at no additional cost): ValuePack ISBN-10: 020590937X / ValuePack ISBN-13: 9780205909377
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Weight: 375g
Dimensions: 170 x 195mm
Publication Date: 23 Aug 2012
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780205870127
About Dorling KindersleyLisa Ford-Brown
Lisa A. Ford-Brown is a writer and educator dedicated to the field of human communication. Her books include the DK Guide to Public Speaking and the DK Speaker. She earned her B.S. and M.A. from Indiana State University in Speech Communication with minors in English the Visual Arts and Women Studies. She holds a PhD in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale. She currently teaches at Columbia College. From 2003-2005 Dr. Ford-Brown chaired the Columbia College Humanities Department and served as a member of their Board of Trustees from 2008-2010. Prior to her current position she taught at Indiana State University and the University of Dubuque. She has received several performance and teaching awards. Most notably she was named advisor of the year at Columbia College and Faculty of the year at Columbia College and the University of Dubuque. She is a long-standing member of the National Communication Association Central States Speech Association and the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Ford-Brown and her partner Bruce live on a small 20-acre farm with their two golden retrievers (Zelda and Pucc) and two cats (Sadie and Falstaff). They enjoy traveling camping fishing gardening wood-working pottery-making raising chickens and watching the grass grow.