Finance ✦ Penny’s Take
Principles of Public Speaking
Kathleen M. German · 2000
61/100
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This textbook has real pedigree, tracing back to foundational rhetoric scholarship, and it does right by teaching ethics and critical listening alongside pure technique. But it reads like the classroom text it is — solid for a course, not a breezy pick-up for someone who just wants to speak better at the next meeting.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety70
Substance / usefulness65
Craft & writing62
Originality50
Evidence & accuracy65
Hype vs delivers65
Age-fit60
Human-eye read50
Penny’s verdict61
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