{"product_id":"empowering-public-speaking-9781516525324","title":"Empowering Public Speaking","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith emphasis on public speaking as a means for social justice, \u003cem\u003eEmpowering Public Speaking\u003c\/em\u003e helps students develop the communication skills necessary to successfully effect change. Readers learn about public speaking as a means of personal, social, economic, and cultural power, and how communication shapes social relations, identity development, and public awareness. Through examples and discussions, the book demonstrates how public speaking is a significant act that inspires social transformation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Over the course of 12 chapters, students learn how communication creates our social reality and shapes interpersonal relationships. They discover the importance of critical, compassionate listening, careful attention to power, and adapting speeches to a specific time, place, and purpose. Dedicated chapters address the craft required for effective public speaking, the responsibility of finding and sharing reputable sources of information, and strategies for delivering an impassioned address. The closing chapters discuss speaker accountability, the constant evolution of public speaking, and its ability to empower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Deanna L. Fassett\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of the Center for Faculty Development at San Jos  State University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eCritical Communication Pedagogy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCoordinating the Communication Course: A Guidebook\u003c\/em\u003e (both with John T. Warren). Her published research has appeared in an array of communication studies journals, including \u003cem\u003eBasic Communication Course Annual\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCommunication and Critical\/Cultural Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCommunication Education\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eText and Performance Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Keith Nainby\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of communication within the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Stanislaus. His publications include chapters in \u003cem\u003eThe SAGE Handbook of Communication and Instruction\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Invisibility Factor: Administrators and Faculty Reach Out to First-Generation College Students\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as journal articles in \u003cem\u003eLiminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLanguage and Intercultural Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEducational Foundations\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cognella Academic Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641753669906,"sku":"9781516525324","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_626d13a2-f78a-4f76-b553-360a9f46468c.jpg?v=1733034547","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/empowering-public-speaking-9781516525324","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}