Presentations That Matter

Written for an introductory speech communication course, this textbook puts the audience of the classroom first, shaping its lessons around how students prepare and deliver presentations. Its examples come mostly from science, technology, engineering, mathematics and business, which give abstract speaking principles a concrete context.

Each chapter opens with a recent case study drawn from real events. These stories show how the same presentation skills work in school, at the workplace, in everyday personal life and in civic participation, so readers can see the principles applied across all four settings.