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The Confident Speaker's Handbook is written for the students at Raritan Valley Community College in Central New Jersey, and most of the examples and sample speeches in the text are their work. And while students in any college public speaking class can certainly benefit from using this textbook, it is definitely written to fit the Speech program at RVCC, which in fact focuses on a practical, hands-on approach to public speaking.
The Confident Speaker's Handbook by Thomas Valasek:
The Confident Speaker's Handbook is written for the students at Raritan Valley Community College in Central New Jersey, and most of the examples and sample speeches in the text are their work. And while students in any college public speaking class can certainly benefit from using this textbook, it is definitely written to fit the Speech program at RVCC, which in fact focuses on a practical, hands-on approach to public speaking.
The Confident Speaker's Handbook by Thomas Valasek:
- incorporates in this book what the author has learned from teaching Speech classes at RVCC for more than 40 years, as well as what he's learned from collaborating with many dynamic, innovative colleagues.
- is helpful and accessible, especially the chapters on managing anxiety about public speaking, building basic presentation skills, and developing effective introductions and conclusions.
- includes fine-tuned and revised chapters to expand more extensively on developing informative and persuasive presentations.
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