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A truly unique introductory textbook, Public Speaking and Democratic Participation: Speech, Deliberation, and Analysis in the Civic Realm provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic skills involved in public speaking--including reasoning, organization, outlining, anxiety management, style, delivery, and more--through the lens of democratic participation. It helps students develop the skills to distinguish between productive and unproductive public discourse; participate in and lead constructive discussions of community issues; and analyze public messages as an act of civic participation.By integrating the theme of civic engagement throughout, Public Speaking and Democratic Participation offers a direct and inspiring response to the alarming decline in civic participation in the U.S. and the climate of vindictiveness in our current political culture. It equips students with the tools to reverse these tendencies and move toward a greater commitment to our shared public life.

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9780199338597

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The authors suggest that the endeavor of good speaking has a lot to do with being a responsible citizen in society. Public Speaking and Democratic Participation returns to this idea throughout and appropriately ties concepts back to this notion of taking responsibility for our communication. Throughout, the text offers good examples; it's well written and has a contemporary sensibility. --Lyn J. Freymiller, Penn State University I am very intrigued and impressed by the approach that the authors take in this text and find most appealing their breadth of knowledge, substantive information and arguments, and the holistic way that they organically weave together public speaking, rhetorical discipline, and civic responsibility. --Scott Weiss, St. Francis College The contemporary examples provide ample evidence that classical rhetorical theory is as meaningful today as it was for Quintilian. --Benjamin J. Cline, Western New Mexico University

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Jennifer Y. Abbott is Associate Professor and Chair of the Rhetoric Department at Wabash College. Todd F. McDorman is Professor of Rhetoric and Senior Associate Dean of the College at Wabash College. David M. Timmerman is Dean of the Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Monmouth College. Jill Lamberton is Assistant Professor of English at Wabash College.

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