Pocket Keys for Speakers

Combining the expertise of two successful Houghton Mifflin authors, this handbook offers students a practical, "how-to" approach to speaking throughout their academic and professional careers. In addition, the authors clearly distinguish the principles of oral and written communication and provide quick references on grammar and mechanics. The text's convenient handbook size and format, along with its timeless content, make it an ideal life-long resource.

Combining the expertise of two successful Houghton Mifflin authors, this handbook offers students a practical, " how-to" approach to speaking throughout their academic and professional careers. In addition, the authors clearly distinguish the principles of oral and written communication and provide quick references on grammar and mechanics. The text' s convenient handbook size and format, along with its timeless content, make it an ideal lifelong resource.Public speaking coverage addresses ethics, listening, communication apprehension, and strategies for speaking in a variety of contexts.Grammar sections cover clarity and writing style, sentence basics, punctuation, mechanics, and multilingual/ESL strategies.