challenges and choices O'Hair, Dan. creator Stewart, Robert A. (Robert Allen) 1958- Rubenstein, Hannah. text bibliography mau Boston Bedford/St. Martin's Press c1999 1999 monographic eng

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xxx, 443 p. ; col. ill., appendix, index ; 26 cm. Contents: Part 1: Challenges and choices in public speaking - Why public speaking -- Benefits of public speaking -- Public speaking and the communication process -- Public speech and pluralistic voices -- Challenges and choices of public speaking -- Speaking in public: a real world perspective -- Part 2: Getting started with confidence: The roots of public speaking anxiety --Public speaking anxiety: forms and consequences -- Strategies for getting started with confidence -- Giving it a try: doing a first speech in class -- Public speaking in cultural perspective -- Part 3: Listeners and speakers -- Listening: a complex human behavior Active listening: overcoming obstacles -- Active listening and critical thinking -- Evaluating speeches -- Focus on ethics Dan O'Hair, Rob Stewart with Hannah Rubenstein. Includes bibliographical references and index. Public speaking PN4121.O46 808.5/1 0312137222 (pbk.) 97065197 WIUC - GH 970917 20230915130540.0 3073931