TY - BOOK AU - O'Hair,Dan AU - Stewart,Robert A. AU - Rubenstein,Hannah TI - Public speaking: challenges and choices SN - 0312137222 (pbk.) AV - PN4121.O46 U1 - 808.5/1 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Boston PB - Bedford/St. Martin's Press KW - Public speaking N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Contents: Part 1: Challenges and choices in public speaking - Why public speaking -- Benefits of public speaking -- Public speaking and the communication process -- Public speech and pluralistic voices -- Challenges and choices of public speaking -- Speaking in public: a real world perspective -- Part 2: Getting started with confidence: The roots of public speaking anxiety --Public speaking anxiety: forms and consequences -- Strategies for getting started with confidence -- Giving it a try: doing a first speech in class -- Public speaking in cultural perspective -- Part 3: Listeners and speakers -- Listening: a complex human behavior Active listening: overcoming obstacles -- Active listening and critical thinking -- Evaluating speeches -- Focus on ethics ER -