Great Speeches For Better Speaking (Book + Audio CD): Listen and Learn from History's Most Memorable Speeches: Eidenmuller, Michael E.: 9780071472296: Amazon.com: Books (original) (raw)
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Master the art of persuasion with lessons from the best speakers of our time.
Throughout history, they have moved us. They have enlightened and inspired us. They are our nation's most influential speakers, gifted with the talent to change minds and hearts. What is the almost magical power they possess--and how can you harness it for yourself? The answers are here in this illuminating guide to unforgettable oratory.
Complete with a ninety-minute CD featuring six great speeches in their entirety, this tool kit for speakers takes you through an in-depth analysis of these historically significant speeches and the secrets of their eloquent effectiveness. With close examination of each speech, you'll get lessons on how to:
- Address a difficult situation with help from the Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan
- Bring divergent interests together with effective arguments like Edward Kennedy
- Capture and hold your audience's attention by mastering General Douglas MacArthur's structual techniques
- Style a formal speech with the elegance of John F. Kennedy
- Maximize your delivery by studying the power of Barbara Jordan's voice
- Use Mary Fisher's special rhetorical tactics to sway even the toughest audience
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6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Michael E. Eidenmuller, Ph.D., is an associate professor of speech communication at the University of Texas at Tyler and the founder of AmericanRhetoric.com, the Internet's largest database of freely available, complete speeches in both text and audio format. He lives in Whitehouse, Texas.
About the Author
Michael E. Eidenmuller, Ph.D., is an associate professor of speech communication at the University of Texas at Tyler and the founder of AmericanRhetoric.com, the Internet's largest database of freely available, complete speeches in both text and audio format. He lives in Whitehouse, Texas.
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- ASIN : 0071472290
- Publisher : McGraw Hill
- Publication date : June 25, 2008
- Edition : 1st
- Language : English
- Print length : 209 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780071472296
- ISBN-13 : 978-0071472296
- Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,292,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #363 in Business Communication
- #702 in Public Speaking Reference
- #1,409 in Rhetoric (Books)
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Good public speaking reference book to have.
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2025
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Great reading and reference book for public speaking.
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Three Great Speeches
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2012
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It would be nice when books like this are sold to tell the buyer what speeches are on the enclosed disc. In this case there are three: Ronald Reagan's "Space Shuttle Challenger" Address, Edward M Kennedy's "Faith and Country, Tolerance and Truth in America", and "Douglas MacArthur's Thayer Award Acceptance Address. I was somewhat disappointed with this all old white men approach, but certainly they're good speeches to analyse. So long as you know what you're buying.
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Great Speeches - The Survey Says...A Sure Bet!
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If you're looking to expand your speech preparation library by a book, this could be the one. Solid example for both preparation directing the reader into the foundations of good, solid preparatory techniques, including writing, and good examples of successful speeches delivered by others in a variety of situations. - Prof Michael Haller
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Great is new and conditions was very great !!
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Does NOT contain actual speeches
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2025
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There are NO speeches in this book, only analysis and context. Let me repeat that, this book does not contain the actual “great speeches,” only small snippets and is focused entirely on the author’s ‘great opinions’ of the speeches.
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