Invitation to Public Speaking Handbook

INVITATION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING HANDBOOK was designed to provide you with solid public speaking skills that will serve you well in the classroom and far beyond. This text shows you the power and importance of public speaking in your life as well as in the community. The author, who is a public speaking professor, takes time to teach you the "how" of speaking skills while also explaining "why" certain things must be done in a speech—and "why" you would want to speak publicly. Speech-building help and real-life examples in every chapter help you understand the basic concepts so that you learn to give successful speeches inside and outside the classroom.

Understand the power and importance of public speaking in your life and in greater society. INVITATION TO PUBLIC SPEAKING HANDBOOK will help you acquire the speaking skills you'll need to succeed in the classroom and in the real world. Grounded in the rhetorical tradition while offering a fresh perspective, this book engages readers in the public dialogue, encourages civic engagement and shows them that they will use these skills beyond the classroom. Griffin also explains the reasons why certain things must be done and, most importantly, why users would want to speak publicly. Numerous pedagogical tools, speech-building exercises, thoughtful real-life examples, and an engaging voice will help you easily comprehend the book's basic concepts, apply them in and out of the classroom, and understand the importance of public speaking.

Cindy L. Griffin is Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she teaches Public Speaking, Women and Communication, Contemporary Rhetorical Theory, and Rhetoric and Civility. A proponent of service learning, Dr. Griffin integrates service-learning assignments into her course work and has presented at regional and national conventions on service learning, civility, and invitational rhetoric. In addition to her teaching and research, Dr. Griffin is the editor of the journal, "Women's Studies in Communication," a member of the Women's Studies faculty, and Co-Chair of the Women's Interdisciplinary Programs and Studies Executive Board at CSU. She received her BS degree from California State University, Northridge; her MA in communication from the University of Oregon; and her Ph.D. from Indiana University.