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In December 2018, the United States Senate unanimously passed the
nation's first antilynching act, the Justice for Victims of
Lynching Act. For the first time in US history, legislators,
representing the American people, classified lynching as a federal
hate crime. While lynching histories and memories have received
attention among communication scholars and some interdisciplinary
studies of traditional civil rights memorials exist, contemporary
studies often fail to examine the politicized nature of the spaces.
This volume represents the first investigation of the National
Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum, both of which
strategically make clear the various links between America's
history of racial terror and contemporary mass incarceration
conditions, the mistreatment of juveniles, and capital punishment.
Racial Terrorism: A Rhetorical Investigation of Lynching focuses on
several key social agents and organizations that played vital roles
in the public and legal consciousness raising that finally led to
the passage of the act. Marouf A. Hasian Jr. and Nicholas S.
Paliewicz argue that the advocacy of attorney Bryan Stevenson, the
work of the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), and the efforts of
curators at Montgomery's new Legacy Museum all contributed to the
formation of a rhetorical culture that set the stage at last for
this hallmark lynching legislation. The authors examine how the EJI
uses spaces of remembrance to confront audiences with
race-conscious messages and measure to what extent those messages
are successful.
What are the golden rules of speech making? How should you respond
to the toast to the bride and groom? And which people do you need
to thank and how? The answers to all these questions and more are
here in this much-needed book. Now you can make your wedding day
speech memorable for all the right reasons! -- Add sincerity,
sparkle and humor -- Enjoy the big day Contents: Learning the
essentials; conveying your feelings to guests; adding a little
humour; finding the ideal beginning and ending; putting it all
together; getting the delivery right; stories, jokes and one-liners
for your speech; sample speeches.
Leading Your Audience: A Systematic Approach to Public Speaking is
designed to prepare students to lead as public speakers in the
classroom and beyond. The text increases readers' understanding of
the principles and processes of communicating effectively in public
situations. As students participate in the process, they become
proficient in basic speaking skills, while increasing their
confidence successfully in a variety of contexts. Over the course
of 11 chapters, students are presented with material compiled in a
strategic order to maximize time and learning during the academic
term. They learn incrementally while they practice, build
proficiency, and complete speech assignments in each chapter.
Written in a conversational tone to reduce stress, students
navigate through simplified formulas and lists that contain clear
and concise content that is cross-referenced throughout the text.
The third edition features more timely and detailed examples,
practical explanations, and fresh sources. Material on evaluating
types of sources for reliability, detecting misinformation and
disinformation, the impacts of technology, understanding audience
diversity, digital audience considerations, group collaboration,
and more has been expanded or added. Extensively class tested,
Leading Your Audience is an ideal textbook for foundational or
advanced courses in public speaking both in person and online.
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