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"Public Speaking for College & Career" is an integrated program that helps students practice, build confidence, and achieve success in public speaking, both in the classroom and beyond. Connect Public Speaking provides students a wealth of resources to prepare and plan speeches, while LearnSmart--McGraw-Hill's proven adaptive learning system--guides them toward mastery of key course concepts. Additionally, Connect's highly flexible speech capture tool saves instructors valuable time in managing assignments and evaluating student speeches. Taking a practical, accessible, and non-intimidating approach to public speaking, "Public Speaking for College & Career" presents numerous stories, examples, activities, and concrete techniques to show students how to achieve clarity and confidence during the speeches they must give in college, in their careers, and in their communities.