Public Speaking category: 1264 books
Rhetorical Touch
Disability, Identification, Haptics
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
Rhetorical Touch argues for an understanding of touch as a rhetorical art by approaching the sense of touch through the kinds of bodies and minds that rhetorical history and theory have tended to exclude. In resistance to a rhetorical tradition focused on shaping able bodies and neurotypical minds,...
Quoth the Maven
More on Language from William Safire
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist discusses contemporary figures of speech, from witty stories about expressions such as "kiss and tell" and "stab in the back" to the evolution of "read my lips."
NOTE: This edition does not include illustrations.
Speechwriting in the Institutionalized Presidency
Whose Line Is It?
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2018
This book traces the evolution of the speechwriting process for presidents in the White House from the administration of Franklin Roosevelt to the present. While institutionalization of the speechwriting process has often been blamed for bland presidential rhetoric, this book draws out the many varied...
In the Interest of Justice
Great Opening & Closing Statements Throu
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
This rich and rewarding volume collects more than two dozen of the most memorable opening and closing arguments made by top prosecutors and defense attorneys of the last one hundred years. Carefully selected to explore every major aspect and challenge of the legal process, these speeches highlight...
The Serious Business of Small Talk
Becoming Fluent, Comfortable, and Charming
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2018
**Small Talk Is the Single Most Important Communication Skill You Can Develop
Carol Fleming wants to show you that small talk is not as “small” as you might think. It's the foundation of every relationship, professional and personal. It is the sound of people reaching out to each other,...
Communication Audit in Globally Integrated R«U38»D Project Teams
A Linguistic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Communication audit is a relatively new field of research, which has so far been investigated from a managerial point of view. Linguists have not yet researched it. This book summarises existing, mainly managerial, approaches to communication audits and brings to the forefront a linguistic perspective...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1999
In this volume, which simultaneously honors the career contributions of Jean Berko Gleason and provides an overview of a broad and increasingly important research area, a panel of highly productive language researchers share and evaluate methods of eliciting and analyzing language production across...
by Christopher L. Webber
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2014
Sure to become a classic of American oratorical history, ?Give Me Liberty reveals the enduring power of America's quest for a freer and more just society. ?
"Give me liberty," demanded Patrick Henry, "or give me death!" Henry's words continue to echo in American history...
Christians, Free Expression, and the Common Good
Getting Beyond the Censorship Impulse
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
Christians of all theological and political backgrounds ought to be ardent advocates of advancing, not curbing, freedom of speech within their own ranks and in the increasingly secular societies in which they live. Christians, Free Expression, and the Common Good presents the concept of free expression,...
We Shall Fight on the Beaches
The Speeches That Inspired History
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Prefaced by brief historical and biographical introductions, the examples in this book show how words can be used to inspire, to comfort, to move, or to enthuse even the most seemingly hard-bitten of listeners. From rallying cries such as Garibaldi's 'To arms, then, all of you!' and Chou En-lai's...
Defying The Enemy Within
How I silenced the negative voices in my head to survive and thrive
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
How I silenced the negative voices in my head to survive and thrive -- Foreword by Johnny Lewis
'Joe Williams has been into the darkest forest and brought back a story to shine a light for us all. He's a leader for today and tomorrow.' -- Stan Grant
'In telling his powerful story, Joe...
Word Hero
A Fiendishly Clever Guide to Crafting the Lines that Get Laughs, Go Viral, and Live Forever
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2011
Yes, it’s true: you can learn how to be a verbal wizard!
Ever hear someone utter an unforgettable phrase and feel yourself reacting with with…well, awe? Ever read a great quote and think I could never come up with anything that clever?
Daunting as it may seem, there’s nothing mystical...
by AA. VV.
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Esta colección de guías contiene frases útiles para expresarse en cualquier momento de un viaje, vocabulario práctico adaptado a cada situación, platos típicos, tipos de alojamiento, explicaciones sobre rótulos, carteles etc. Incluye también información básica sobre horarios, días festivos,...
by AA. VV.
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Language: Spanish
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Esta colección de guías contiene frases útiles para expresarse en cualquier momento de un viaje, vocabulario práctico adaptado a cada situación, platos típicos, tipos de alojamiento, explicaciones sobre rótulos, carteles etc. Incluye también información básica sobre horarios, días festivos,...