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Language Arts & Disciplines Communication Studies

Public Speaking in Canada

Building Competency in Stages

by (author) Sherry Devereaux Ferguson

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Apr 2006
Category
Communication Studies
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780195420081
    Publish Date
    Apr 2006
    List Price
    $209.99

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Description

Public Speaking in Canada takes an assignment-based approach to teaching oral communication skills. Instructors can choose from a range of possible assignments, including speeches of introduction, welcoming speeches, informative and demonstration speeches, persuasive speaking, social occasion speaking, impromptu speaking, debates, good will speeches for business or political occasions, sales presentations, project proposals or debriefings, team presentations and much more. Topics covered in the text include communication apprehension, perception, listening, audience adaptation, visual aids, speaker credibility, logical supporting materials, and emotional appeals. Students can engage in a coffee shop discussion on ethics, where they consider problems associated with ambiguous or misleading language or fallacious reasoning. Loaded with many examples, sample student speeches, and illustrations, instructors and students will find Public Speaking in Canada: Building Competency in Stages an easy-to-use and comprehensive treatment of communication skills.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Sherry Devereaux Ferguson is at the Department of Communications, University of Ottawa.