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Lucas, The Art of Public Speaking, 2020, 13e, Online Student Edition, 6 yr subscription

Lucas, The Art of Public Speaking, 2020, 13e, Online Student Edition, 6 yr subscription

National Edition
MHID: 0076942287 | ISBN 13: 9780076942282
Grades: 9 - 12

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The award-winning Art of Public Speaking offers a time-tested approach to teaching the practical skills of public speaking and the major aspects of speech preparation and presentation. Clear, authoritative coverage written in a personable voice. Integrates a rich selection of narratives, speech excerpts, and full sample speeches that illustrate principles in action. Unmatched digital resources help students become successful, responsible speakers, listeners, and thinkers including a library of videos of full student speeches as well as speech excerpts. Access to the Online Student Edition for six years includes access to an eBook and the SmartBook® adaptive eBook. The print student edition textbook is also included.

About the Author

Stephen Lucas

Stephen E. Lucas is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin. His major books include Portents of Rebellion: Rhetoric and Revolution in Philadelphia, 1765–1776; Words of a Century: The Top 100 American Speeches, 1900–1999; and Rhetoric, Independence, and Nationhood, 1760–1800. A Distinguished Scholar of the National Communication Association, he has received the association’s Golden Anniversary Book Award and Golden Anniversary Monograph Award. He has also received a number of teaching awards, including the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at the University of Wisconsin and the National Communication Association’s Donald H. Ecroyd Award for Outstanding Teaching in Higher Education. His many pedagogical innovations have had a profound influence in the United States and beyond, and The Art of Public Speaking has been translated into multiple languages, including Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Romanian, and Japanese. Professor Lucas and his wife, Patty, split their time between Madison, Wisconsin, and Naples, Florida. They have two sons and four granddaughters.