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Pearson+ gives you access to much more than your eTextbook. Most titles also include audiobooks, study notes, flashcards and more to help you thrive in the classroom. For courses in Public Speaking. The preeminent guide to preparing and presenting speeches with the audience in mind Winner of a 2024 Textbook and Academic Authors Association (TAA) McGuffey Longevity Award Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach is the comprehensive guide to the speech-making process with an emphasis on keeping listeners at the heart of the approach. Focusing on diverse audiences, ethics, and communication apprehension, authors Steven and Susan Beebe prepare students to deliver speeches while keeping their listeners foremost in mind. The 12th Edition incorporates new examples, illustrations, and the latest research, plus updated coverage of sex and gender, ethnicity and race, and culture. In addition, new Technically Speaking boxes explore digital trends.