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| Author: Stephen Lucas
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Category: Book
Buy New: $102.37
Rating:  41 reviews
Sales Rank: 186
Media: Paperback
Edition: 9th
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 506
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.1
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8 x 1
ISBN: 0073228656
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780073228655
Publication Date: November 29, 2005
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent text January 7, 2007
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This is the textbook that our community college department uses to teach public speaking. I've taught from this text since the third edition, about 10 years. Lucas updates the book to keep the examples timely and the speech selections fresh. I've seen some reviews that talk about a political bias, either to the right or left. I don't detect that. In persuasive speaking, we want students to address controversial issues such as abortion, gun control, and health care, for example. Sometimes they argue to the left or sometimes to the right, but Lucas outlines the tools for good persuasive speaking. I like the emphasis on ethics. The logical fallacies (red herring, either-or, bandwagon, slippery slope, ad hominem) section is a valuable tool in critical thinking. The emphasis on internationalism, which most students will increasingly find relevant during their business careers, is excellent. The examples in the text do illustrate the main points, while the CD allows students to see clips of public speakers, bringing the craft alive. If Oprah, Larry King & Barbara Walters can earn over $50,000 per speaking engagement and Bill Clinton brings in over $250,000, it is a potentially valuable skill. For promotion and success in business, communication is essential. This is an excellent text for purposes of study. Enjoy!
 Remind me to sell this one back December 21, 2001
13 out of 24 found this review helpful
From the inauspiciously multicultural front cover to the very last page, this book definitely has not-so-subtle politically correct overtones; most notable is the section on avoiding overtly masculine language. Its political bent is unabashedly left-wing. As a speech book, however, there are actually some very helpful tips; I found the section on overcoming nervousness well-designed and thought out. The CD is little more than meretricious fluff. Overall, there is really little more than you could find in any serious speech book or even website; it is simply dumbed down for modern college students.
It's A Keeper February 12, 2001
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought the book for a speech class, then had to drop the class. Although I dropped the class in time to receive a full refund on the book, I decided to keep it instead. Why keep it, you might ask, when I could get all of that cash back? The reason is this: I used to freeze up when speaking, even just introducing myself! With the help of The Art of Public Speaking, 7th edition, I am learning to overcome that reaction and can now concentrate on the content of my speech, which this book is also teaching me to prepare and present with confidence. I highly recommend it to students and non-students alike!
Mastering Public Speaking May 31, 2000
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
If you're like most people, you find yourself feeling a bit nervous when you need to face groups of people to make presentations or give talks. Some of this nervousness fades with time and experience, but if you read this book you'll have a definite advantage -- you'll be prepared! I read this book in order to improve my public speaking skills, and I have found it to be consistently informative, helpful, clear, and inspirational. This book is most useful for those who have very little public speaking experience, and it provides guidelines for determining the purpose of your talk, giving some thought to who your audience will be, doing research, supporting your ideas, organizing the talk, and keeping the audience's interest while you're talking. I especially love the sample speeches provided in this book, and the side-bars for illustrating key concepts and ideas. Anyone planning to speak in public will benefit from reading this book as they prepare!
 left wing politics disguised as a textbook August 8, 2002
9 out of 26 found this review helpful
i must agree with the reviewer from North Carolina. this is supposed to be a textbook written to teach about public speaking. however, the author took every opportunity to spread his left wing political views instead of concentrating on the subject matter. if an author needs to use examples to prove his academic point, then the examples should be somewhat balanced instead of being entirely offensive to a portion of the audience. if you are not a left wing extremist, it is very easy to get into such disagreement with this author's political views that the academic lesson is obscured. in short, this book is not so much a public speaking textbook as it is a platform for left wing political ranting. it would better serve as a textbook if the class subject matter was political extremism.
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