The Natural Speaker

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The Natural Speaker, 6/eRandy Fujishin, "West"" Valley College" "The Natural Speaker "is a concise, practical, inexpensive, student-friendly guide to public speaking that explores the basic skills necessary to present a natural, effective, and rewarding speech to any audience. By providing a basic knowledge of speech construction, practice, and delivery, this text is designed to enhance and improve students' natural speaking strengths. Featuring a warm, simple, and humorous writing style, "The Natural Speaker" presents the fundamental concepts and skills required for effective speaking. Features: Presents a warm, friendly, and inspirational introduction to public speaking with an emphasis on real-life application of communication skills. Increases students' awareness of and sensitivity to culture through its multicultural and intercultural perspective on public speaking. New to This Edition: Brings greater attention to plagiarism and the ethical considerations of the public speaker in a new section on this important topic. Expands and develops the original discussion of the four categories of analysis with a new section on audience analysis. Provides stronger coverage of the critical topic of information gathering using direct observation, surveys, interviews, and the speaker contact person . Offers students significant help and specific suggestions in a new section that focuses on getting the most from analyzing their own speeches. What Reviewers Are Saying about "The Natural Speaker": ""The Natural "Speaker effectively deals with the emotional side of public speaking. It is easy to read and provides valuable insights. It is a textbook with a good balance of academia and personality. If more textbooks were written in the style of "The Natural Speaker, " students could actually enjoy their reading assignments." -James A. W. Medina, "Park"" University" ""The Natural Speaker "is the perfect complement to my Public Speaking classes. It is less formulaic and more practical." -Stephen Moro, "Thomas"" College" "I feel that "The Natural Speaker," while containing a wealth of information, never loses sight of the student." -William E. Hysell, "Mohawk"" Valley Community College"