Public Speaking: The Evolving Art, Enhanced Edition (with Resource Center, Enhanced eBook, Web Site, Interactive Video, Audio Study Tool, InfoTrac 1-Semester Printed Access Card) - Softcover

Stephanie J. Coopman (Ph.D., University of Kentucky) is Professor and Chair of Communication Studies at San Jose State University and Chair of the SJSU University Council of Chairs and Directors. In addition to teaching public speaking since the start of her career, she has conducted numerous workshops on public speaking and communication pedagogy. Professor Coopman has published her research in a variety of scholarly outlets, including First Monday, Communication Education, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Yearbook, American Communication Journal, Journal of Business Communication, and Management Communication Quarterly.

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