Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Speak Up
Douglas M. Fraleigh · 2011
82/100
👍 Worth It
Six editions in tells you all you need to know about staying power: Fraleigh and Tuman wrote the public speaking textbook that students actually read. The custom illustrations do the heavy lifting of making abstract rhetorical concepts stick, and the ethical grounding throughout sets it above average for the genre. If you're taking a communications course or want a thorough, readable foundation in public speaking, this is the one to get.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety95
substance85
craft84
originality78
accuracy88
hype80
age-fit85
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict82
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