Understanding Public Speaking: A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory

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Braj Mohan (Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English, English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Lucknow)

Understanding Public Speaking

A Learner's Guide to Persuasive Oratory

Braj Mohan (Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English, English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU), Lucknow)

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Routledge India
10 May 2019

Public speaking guides; linguistics; Communication studies; Media studies; Political campaigning & advertising

Public speaking is a much coveted yet difficult art. This book illustrates the use of various linguistic devices and persuasive strategies with examples from the speeches of powerful orators in history. It systematically draws on the various approaches to public speaking and persuasive discourse to present new insights and techniques.

The volume:

Critically examines strategies of persuasive oratory.

Draws on extensive investigation of a corpus of famous public speeches in history.

Focuses on the needs of those who want to brush up their public speaking skills.

The volume will be a key reference for aspiring civil servants, lawyers, business and corporate professionals, and politicians. It will be of great interest to scholars of linguistics, and political and business communication.

By: Braj Mohan (Assistant Professor Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English English and Foreign Languages University (EFLU) Lucknow)
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9780367222734
ISBN 10: 0367222736
Pages: 136
Publication Date: 10 May 2019
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Braj Mohan is an assistant professor in the Department of Linguistics and Contemporary English at the English and Foreign Languages University, Lucknow Campus. He has a PhD in Linguistics and specializes in Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics. He has published numerous articles in the area of persuasive oratory and political rhetoric.