This concise, practical text focuses on the art and craft of persuasive oral argument. It explores why people are ill-at-ease with public speaking and addresses why the problem exists, why it matters, and what to do about it. The authors, teachers of oral advocacy who have broad trial experience as well, maintain that everyone can master basic oral advocacy, and they skillfully and in an engaging style guide the reader through the steps necessary to do so. Tongue-Tied America: Reviving the Art of Verbal Persuasion will make an excellent supplement to any Advocacy course, but anyone who ever speaks in front of other people formally or informally will find it an enlightening and valuable resource. This highly readable text draws from the teachings of masters of rhetoric and uses techniques from several disciplines. It includes: <ul>
<li> Explanations of the essential principles of speech writing derived from classical rhetoric and psychology. The authors look at the methods great speakers use to persuade their audiences and discuss tactics for addressing and persuading different types of audiences. </li> <li> Keys to successful public speaking, including psychological insights and strategies taken from the theater. </li> <li> Step-by-step guidance through the process of writing a speech , including an explanation of the function of different kinds of speeches and the unique requirements of writing the spoken word. </li> <li> How to deliver a speech effectively </li> <ul>
<li> What to do with your hands and feet </li> <li> Avoiding verbal ticks (such as um and uh ) </li> <li> Developing an awareness of cadence </li> <li> Connecting with the audience </li> <li> Exercises for improving voice and overcoming stage fright </li> <li> Beginning and ending a speech with force and interest </li> </ul>
<li> Tips and checklists </li> <li> Numerous practical examples, which the authors analyze in-depth, that illustrate what works in public speaking and what doesn t. </li> <li> The final chapter examines a number of iconic speeches that were delivered for a variety of reasons and explains why they work. </li> <li> A companion website and video that illustrate how to deliver a speech well. </li> </ul>

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This concise, practical text focuses on the art and craft of persuasive oral argument. It explores why people are ill-at-ease with public speaking and addresses why the problem exists, why it matters, and what to do about it. The authors, teachers of oral advocacy who have broad trial experience as well, maintain that everyone can master basic oral advocacy, and they skillfully and in an engaging style guide the reader through the steps necessary to do so. Tongue-Tied America: Reviving the Art of Verbal Persuasion will make an excellent supplement to any Advocacy course, but anyone who ever speaks in front of other people--formally or informally--will find it an enlightening and valuable resource.
 This highly readable text draws from the teachings of masters of rhetoric and uses techniques from several disciplines. It includes: 
<ul>
<li> Explanations of the essential principles of speech writing derived from classical rhetoric and psychology. The authors look at the methods great speakers use to persuade their audiences and discuss tactics for addressing and persuading different types of audiences.</li>
<li> Keys to successful public speaking, including psychological insights and strategies taken from the theater.</li>
<li> Step-by-step guidance through the process of writing a speech , including an explanation of the function of different kinds of speeches and the unique requirements of writing the spoken word.</li>
<li> How to deliver a speech effectively
</li>
<ul>
<li> What to do with your hands and feet</li>
<li> Avoiding verbal ticks (such as "um" and "uh")</li>
<li> Developing an awareness of cadence</li>
<li> Connecting with the audience</li>
<li> Exercises for improving voice and overcoming stage fright</li>
<li> Beginning and ending a speech with force and interest</li>
</ul>
<li> Tips and checklists
</li>
<li>
Numerous practical examples, which the authors analyze in-depth, that illustrate what works in public speaking and what doesn't.</li>
<li> The final chapter examines a number of iconic speeches that were delivered for a variety of reasons and explains why they work.</li>
<li> A companion website which contains video examples that illustrate how to deliver a speech well.</li>
</ul>

Tongue-Tied America: Reviving the Art of Verbal Persuasion, Second Edition

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A brief, practical text that focuses on the art of speaking persuasively. A discretionary purchase for law students, business school students, lawyers, and other professionals, this text compliments any course covering persuasion, trials, appellate advocacy, and any clinical program with an oral component. New to the Third Edition: <ul>
<li>Porter v. Donnelly Case File: With these materials, readers can practice making opening statements, closing arguments, examining witnesses, and making arguments to a court.</li> <li>Exercises at the end of each chapter to help you master new skills.</li> <li>Expanded historical examples of effective and ineffective speeches.</li> <li>Analysis of how social media has affected verbal persuasion, the dangers of propaganda, and the roles of facts and emotions in effective rhetoric.</li> </ul>
Professors and students will benefit from: <ul>
<li>This book offers a practical, easy-to-understand approach to improve your public speaking. The lessons are derived from the best teachings of classical rhetoric, psychology, law, and the theater.</li> <li>Readers are exposed to concrete lessons in topics such as how to write an effective verbal presentation, how to create and use memorable visual aids, how to improve physical delivery and stage presence, vocal exercises, and techniques to conquer stage fright. </li> <li>The book also explores how to speak effectively in a world dominated by social media and in today’s political climate.</li> <li>This book is suitable for a trial practice class because includes a complete case file for the trial of Porter v. Donnelly. However, it exceeds the offerings of a typical case file because readers are not simply learning the nuts and bolts of trial practice exercises; instead, they are asked to view each of those exercises through the lens of rhetoric.</li> </ul>

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