1st Edition
The Routledge Handbook of Public Speaking Research and Theory
Providing a comprehensive survey of the empirical research, theory, and history of public speaking, this handbook fills a crucial gap in public speaking pedagogy resources and provides a foundation for future research and pedagogical development.
Bringing together contributions from both up-and-coming and senior scholars in the field, this book offers a thorough examination of public speaking, guided by research across six key themes: the history of public speaking; the foundations of public speaking; issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion; considerations of public speaking across contexts; assessment of public speaking; and the future of public speaking in the twenty-first century. The evidence-based chapters engage with a broad discussion of public speaking through a variety of viewpoints to demonstrate how subtopics are connected and fraught with complexity. Contributors explore public speaking in education, business and professional settings, and political contexts, and outline how skills learned through public speaking are applicable to interpersonal, small group, and business interactions.
Reinforcing the relevance, importance, and significance of public speaking in individual, interpersonal, social, and cultural communication contexts, this accessibly written handbook will be an indispensable resource for public speaking instructors and program administrators. It will also be valuable reading for Communication Pedagogy and Introduction to Graduate Studies courses.
About the Editors
List of Contributors
Introduction
Joshua N. Westwick, Sherwyn P. Morreale, and Stevie M. Munz
Part I: Public Speaking as the Centrality of the Discipline
1. A Historical Tracing of Public Speaking Pedagogy
Joseph P. Zompetti
2. Canons of Rhetoric: Building Blocks for Speech Construction
Adrienne E. Hacker Daniels and Christopher J. Oldenberg
3. Public Speaking and Theatre: A Joint Tradition
Kyle A. Hammonds
4. Public Speaking and Democratic Life: A Neo-Classical Rhetoric for the Digital Age
J. Michael Hogan
5. The Instruction of Public Speaking: An Index of Major Events in the Discipline and Related Trends Within the Literature
Maura R. Cherney
Part II: Foundations of Public Speaking
6. A Communication Traits Approach to the Teaching and Learning of Public Speaking
Scott A. Myers, Jordan Atkinson, Stephen M. Kromka, Sara Pitts, and Melissa F. Tindage
7. Ethical Concerns in Public Speaking
Sara V.A. Kaufman
8. Listenability: The Art of Meaningful Public Speaking
Tim McKenna-Buchanan and Mary Lahman
9. Audience Analysis in Public Speaking: A Comprehensive Exploration
Jackson W. Scott, Madalena Robertson, and Nicholas T. Tatum
10. Rhetorical Audience Analysis and Reception Studies of Public Speaking
Jens E. Kjeldsen
11. Approaches to Organizing and Outlining in Public Speaking
Maria Hannah and Carly Densmore
12. Delivery Modes, Elements, and Exceptions: Exploring and Troubling the Canon of Delivery in Public Speaking
Justin J. Rudnick, Douglas Roberts, Tennisha Sonsalla, Vanessa Fowler, and Caleb Webb
13. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Creating Inclusion and Accessibility
Miranda N. Rouse, Kent R. Schafer, Darrin J. Griffin, and Cassidy Duncan
14. A Clearer Picture: The History of Visual Aids in Public Speaking
Adam C. Jones and Anna M. Wright
15. Persuasive Public Speaking: Considerations for a Post-Truth Era
Josh Fitzgerald, Kevin R. Meyer, and Stephen K. Hunt
16. Exploring Speech Anxiety: Managing our Nerves to Share our Stories
Suzy Prentiss and Dakota Horn
17. Viva Lost Vagus: Yogic Breathing, Neuroscience, and Public Speaker Anxiety
Eddie Glenn
Part III: Issues of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Speaking
18. Relevant Today and Prepared for Tomorrow: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) in Public Speaking
Kristina Ruiz-Mesa and Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post
19. Accents and Dialects in Public Speaking
Kallia O. Wright, Luisa M. Cotto, and Zixiao Yang
20. Critical Race Theory Interventions for Public Speaking
Sergio Fernando Juárez and C. Kyle Rudick
21. Whiteness and Public Speaking
Kristen P. Treinen
22. Revisiting Public Speaking as a Liberal Art at Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Cyndi Grobmeier and W. Bradford Mello
23. Accommodations in the Public Speaking Classroom for Students with Mental Health Conditions
Jillian Joyce Kaufmann
24. Access and Accommodation and Public Speaking
Robbie D. Hall and Darcy L. Wente-Hahn
25. Building Communication Competence through Public Speaking: Considerations for Faculty Outside of the Communication Discipline
Amy May and Victoria McDermott
Part IV: Public Speaking Across Contexts
26. Public Speaking’s Transferable Skills for Industry
Michael E. Burns and Joshua H. Miller
27. Public Speaking in Business and Professional Settings
Caroline Walbuesser and Francis Brandau
28. Public Speaking in K–12 Contexts: Not Quite Uncharted Waters
Michael G. Strawser, David A. Yastremski, and Carly Densmore
29. Democratic Education through Public Speaking
Gabriel Wisnewski-Parks and Vincent Russell
30. Public Speaking in Action: Forensics as an Extended Classroom for Skills on Democratic Participation and Advocacy
Kristopher Copeland and Ant Woodall
Part V: Assessing Public Speaking
31. Measuring Student Learning in a College-Level Public Speaking Class: The Development and Evolution of a Rubric
Cheri Simonds and John Hooker
32. Assessment for Learning in Public Speaking Education: Best Practices for Design, Implementation, and Continuous Improvement
Karla M. Hunter
33. A Critical Systematic Review of Rubric Research in the Public Speaking Classroom
Drew T. Ashby-King, Lindsey B. Anderson, and Melissa A. Lucas
Part VI: Public Speaking in the Twenty-First Century
34. Speaking Soundly: Post-Colonial Approaches for the Future of Public Speaking
Sidi Becar Meyara
35. Online Speaking: Adapting to the Virtual Environment
Brent Kice
36. Online and Mediated Public Speaking
Pat J. Gehrke
37. The Case for Online Public Speaking Skills in the Communication Curriculum
Nick Linardopoulos
38. Digital Resources for Public Speaking
Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff
Where We Go from Here: Concluding Remarks
Stevie M. Munz, Anna M. Wright, and Tim McKenna-Buchanan
Index
Biography
Stevie M. Munz is Associate Professor of Communication at Utah Valley University, USA.
Tim McKenna-Buchanan is Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Manchester University, USA.
Anna M. Wright is Instructional Assistant Professor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.
