The Art of Public Speaking - (Includes 2 CDs)

Author: Lucas
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Dr. Stephen Lucas is a professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an internationally renowned scholar specializing in American rhetoric. In recent years, Dr. Lucas has visited China multiple times, delivering speeches and academic lectures at various universities and serving as a judge in national speech competitions. Dr. Lucas meticulously crafted The Art of Public Speaking, an exceptional textbook that has stood the test of time. From its first edition in 1983 to the latest eighth edition, it has consistently ranked at the top of the best-selling list of American public speaking textbooks. Currently, nearly a thousand universities in the United States and other countries and regions around the world use this book as the textbook for English public speaking courses. This book is the preferred textbook for universities offering public speaking courses and serves as a reference for college students participating in various speech competitions to improve their speaking skills. The book is accompanied by two CD-ROMs, providing supplementary materials related to each section, demonstration speech videos, and user-friendly learning software.