Understanding public speaking : a learner's guide to persuasive oratory /
Mohan, Braj,
Understanding public speaking : a learner's guide to persuasive oratory / Braj Mohan. - 1 online resource.
Theoretical perspectives on speech-based persuasion -- Classical theories of public speaking -- Tropes and figures of speech in persuasive oratory -- Words and sentences in public speech -- Structure of public speech -- Connecting with the audience -- Introducing the central issue -- Strategies of elaboration and amplification -- Construction of persuasive discourse -- Concluding a public speech -- Delivery of speech.
"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 the 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 sizable 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"--
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Public speaking.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
REFERENCE / Writing Skills
PN4129.15 / .M64 2019eb
808.5/1
Understanding public speaking : a learner's guide to persuasive oratory / Braj Mohan. - 1 online resource.
Theoretical perspectives on speech-based persuasion -- Classical theories of public speaking -- Tropes and figures of speech in persuasive oratory -- Words and sentences in public speech -- Structure of public speech -- Connecting with the audience -- Introducing the central issue -- Strategies of elaboration and amplification -- Construction of persuasive discourse -- Concluding a public speech -- Delivery of speech.
"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 the 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 sizable 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"--
9780429274176 0429274173 9781000013689 1000013685 9781000000320 100000032X 9781000007152 1000007154
Public speaking.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Composition & Creative Writing
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
REFERENCE / Writing Skills
PN4129.15 / .M64 2019eb
808.5/1