The Art of Public Speaking

Stephen Lucas

Montezuma Publishing, Dec 28, 2017 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 564 pages

Whether a novice or an experienced speaker, every student will learn how to be a better public speaker through Lucas' clear explanations and thorough coverage. By far the leading speech textbook of our time, "The Art of Public Speaking" has defined the art of being the best for more than six million students and instructors. "The Lucas Learning Tools Suite" offers even more tools and study options to fit the active lifestyles and diverse learning/teaching styles of today's students and instructors.

About the author

Lucas is a professor of Communication Arts and Evjue-Bascom Professor in the Humanities at the University of Wisconson-Madison, where he has taught since 1972. He recieved his bachelor's degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and his master's and doctorate degrees from Penn State University. His first book, Portents of Rebellion: Rhetoric and Revolution in Philadelphia, 1765-1776, received the Golden Anniversary Award of the National Communication Association in 1977 and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He has written numerous award-winning articles, and has directed the introductory public speaking course at the University of Wisconson-Madison since 1973.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Art of Public Speaking
• Author: Stephen Lucas
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Montezuma Publishing, 2017
• ISBN: 0744288371, 9780744288377
• Length: 564 pages
• Subjects: Language Arts & Disciplines / Public Speaking & Speech Writing