Great Speeches For Better Speaking (Book + Audio CD): Listen and Learn from History's Most Memorable Speeches - Brossura

Eidenmuller, Michael E.

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ISBN 10: 0071472290 ISBN 13: 9780071472296

Casa editrice: McGraw Hill, 2008

Riassunto

Learn the secrets of captivating an audience from the greatest orators of all time

What person faced with speaking in public wouldn’t want some pointers from great speakers like John F. Kennedy or Ronald Reagan? Now you can. Michael E. Eidenmuller, founder of American-Rhetoric.com, outlines the six areas that are critical for making an impact with a speech--situation, content, structure, style, delivery, rhetorical strategies and tactics. He then shows the best uses of these elements in practice by featuring six great speeches on an audio CD. The unique combination of text and audio will help you understand what makes a particular speech memorable and inspiring and incorporate this knowledge into your own speeches.

Features speeches by:

Ronald Reagan * John F. Kennedy * Douglas MacArthur * Barbara Jordan * Edward Kennedy * Mary Fisher

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Michael E. Eidenmuller, Ph.D., is an associate professor of speech communication at the University of Texas at Tyler and the founder ofAmericanRhetoric.com, the Internet's largest database of freely available, complete speeches in both text and audio format. He lives in Whitehouse, Texas.

Contenuti:

IntroductionChapter 1: The Power of Oratory in the United StatesChapter 2: Situation (Speech: Reagan Space Shuttle Challenger Tragedy Address)Chapter 3: Content (Speech: Edward Kennedy: “Truth and Tolerance in America”)Chapter 4: Structure (Speech: General Douglas MacArthur’s Thayer Award Acceptance Address)Chapter 5: Style (Speech: John F. Kennedy: Inaugural Address)Chapter 6: Delivery (Speech: Barbara Jordan: Statement on the Articles of Impeachment)Chapter 7: Rhetorical Strategies and Tactics (Speech: Mary Fisher: 1992 Republican Convention Address)Chapter 8: ConclusionAppendixes: Speech TranscriptsReferences

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw Hill
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0071472290
• ISBN 13: 9780071472296
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 256