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Speak Out, Call In: Public Speaking as Advocacy

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NCA Bookshelf

Meggie MapesUniversity of Kansas Libraries

This open access textbook presents a contemporary, interdisciplinary look at public speaking that fuses rhetoric, critical/cultural studies, and performance to offer an up-to-date resource for students. The book first introduces students to public speaking and invites them to consider it as a form of advocacy. Students then tackle how to center audiences, how to develop arguments, and how to hone their delivery and presentation skills. 

This book is the winner of the NCA Basic Course Divisionu2019s 2021 Textbook of Distinction Award.

Meggie Mapes is Introductory Course Director in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas.