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Understanding Public Speaking

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Understanding Public Speaking Synopsis

Public speaking is a much coveted yet difficult art. This book illustrates the use of various linguistic devices and persuasive strategies with examples from the speeches of powerful orators in history. It systematically draws on the various approaches to public speaking and persuasive discourse to present new insights and techniques.

The volume:

  • Critically examines strategies of persuasive oratory.
  • Draws on extensive investigation of a corpus of famous public speeches in history.
  • Focuses on the needs of those who want to brush up their public speaking skills.

The volume will be a key reference for aspiring civil servants, lawyers, business and corporate professionals, and politicians. It will be of great interest to scholars of linguistics, and political and business communication.

About This Edition

ISBN: 9780367222734
Publication date: 10th May 2019
Author: Braj Mohan
Publisher: Routledge India an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 136 pages
Genres: Regional / International studies
Social counselling and advice services
Political campaigning and advertising
Psychotherapy
Media studies
Social theory
Communication studies
Social groups, communities and identities
Regional geography
History