Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072397268 ISBN 13: 9780072397260

Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education, 2004

A guide to speech and public speaking. Exercises and drills are presented in order of increasing difficulty to prevent students from beginning at an inappropriate level or from moving on too quickly. Ear training exercises allow students to monitor and correct their own sounds. It also covers foreign and ESL speech patterns and problems such as nervousness. In this edition, examples have been rewritten to focus on poular culture, student activites and anecdotes.

About the Author:

Jeffrey C. Hahner is an Associate Professor of Speech Communication Studies at Pace University in New York City. He earned his B.A. in Speech Science at Pace College, an M.A. in Speech Pathology and Audiology at New York University, and has had additional graduate studies at New York University. Among the courses he has taught at Pace are Public Speaking, Voice and Diction, Small Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Intercultural Communication. In 1994 he received the Dyson College Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence. In addition to teaching, he designs and conducts seminars, workshops, and courses for educational and corporate clients in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia.

Martin A. Sokoloff is a Licensed Psychologist and Speech and Language Pathologist, residing in Cape Cod, Massachusetts after having retired from Pace University in 1987. He is involved in several capacities with the Academy for Lifelong Learning, a program for elderly citizens at Cap Cod Community College, as well as community activities.

Sandra L. Salisch has been a licensed and certified Speech Language Pathologist for over twenty years. In her private practice she specializes in accent reduction and voice therapy. She has taught voice and diction for over 20 years at the university level, while teaching in an undergraduate Speech Pathology and Audiology training program. She has worked as a speech consultant in industry.