Braj Mohan (Department of Linguistics Assistant Professor and Cont

Understanding Public Speaking

A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Public speaking is a much coveted yet difficult art. This book illustrates the use of various linguistic devices and persuasive strategies and systematically draws on the various approaches to public speaking and persuasive discourse to present new insights and techniques.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 236g
• ISBN-13: 9780367222734
• ISBN-10: 0367222736
• Artikelnr.: 56719900

Autorenporträt

Braj Mohan is an assistant professor in the Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English at the English and Foreign Languages University, Lucknow Campus. He has a PhD in Linguistics and specializes in Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics. He has published numerous articles in the area of persuasive oratory and political rhetoric.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Perspectives on
Speech-Based Persuasion 3. Classical Theories of Public Speaking 4. Tropes
and Figures of Speech in Persuasive Oratory 5. Words and Sentences in
Public Speech 6. Structure of a Public Speech 7. Connecting with the
Audience 8. Introducing the Central Issue 9. Strategies of Elaboration and
Amplification 10. Construction of Persuasive Discourse 11. Concluding a
Public Speech 12. Delivery of a Speech 13. Conclusion