Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society - Softcover

Jaffe, Clella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534529208 ISBN 13: 9780534529208

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

This book teaches public speaking skills in the context of cultural influences and resources. The author addresses the ways in which culture shapes forms of appropriate public speaking as well as how public speaking affects the values, attitudes, and beliefs that shape cultural spheres of influence.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Clella Jaffe was the Communication Department Chair at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon (recently retired). In addition to teaching communication courses at George Fox, she has taught at St. John's University (Queens) and Oregon State. For many years, she also taught oral interpretation of literature and coached and judged forensics competitions. Dr. Jaffe received her B.A. from Seattle Pacific University, earned her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Oregon State University, and completed additional graduate work at the University of Washington.

Review:

"In summary, I believe this to be an exceptional text. It is successful in promoting an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice, and offers the most comprehensive format merging diversity sand public speaking than I have seen in any communication text thus far. Students come to understand primary principles of attitudes, values, and beliefs as influenced by culture. Instructor's resources and support are tremendous. In short, this text does everything but show up and teach the class! It assumes the role of liaison and teacher's assistant to make an inherently fearful topic a rewarding and fulfilling experience."

"I am convinced that Jaffe is the best public speaking textbook on the market today that successfully incorporates the issues of cultural diversity in an attractive and technologically advanced package. "

"Jaffe achieves its goal of teaching public speaking within a context of cultural diversity. The Jaffe text could also be used if little emphasis were placed on diversity. However, in my classes, thanks to Jaffe, I am able to use Jaffe's emphasis on diversity to good advantage. I have a large mix of students in my community college classes. Jaffe's emphasis allows for fascinating discussions that explore the wonderful mix of cultures that make up the United States and promotes understanding of personal differences. This text is also more research-oriented and philosophical than most speech texts, providing a broader scope of learning and critical thinking."

"Professor Jaffe has written a superb public speaking textbook that offers a significant and timely contribution to the communication discipline. Of all of the numerous public speaking textbooks that are currently on the market, PUBLIC SPEAKING: CONCEPTS AND SKILLS FOR A DIVERSE SOCIETY, is, by far, the only textbook that offers a serious commitment to cultural diversity and cultural understanding. The results of her efforts provides a wonderful product of a textbook for the 21st century and a model for which all prospective textbook writers should emulate."

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0534529208
• ISBN 13: 9780534529208
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 369