The charm of conversation

Author: Wu Yu
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is designed for use by faculty and students in the field of hosting. It is based on excellent talk shows. First, the participants in the research project conducted in-depth investigations and interviews with key talk show segments and outstanding talk show hosts. These firsthand voices elaborate on the deeper philosophies of the programs and discuss aspects that are not explicitly mentioned in the shows but are crucial to their success. Additionally, the book features special essays written by some scholars and talk show hosts, offering further in-depth exploration and fresh perspectives based on existing research on talk shows. Furthermore, we have carefully selected several talk shows, including both television and radio programs, transforming the moving conversations that have touched people on screen and through the airwaves into written texts for you to savor, contemplate, and use as material for appreciation, reference, comparison, and research.