Download or read book BUNDLE: Edwards: The Communication Age + SpeechPlanner written by Autumn P. Edwards and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2013-07-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We offer these texts bundled together at a discount for your students. SpeechPlanner is FREE when packaged with the print version of this book: Autumn Edwards, Chad Edwards, Shawn T. Wahl, Scott A. Myers, The Communication Age: Connecting and Engaging We are in “the communication age.” No matter who you are or how you communicate—from baby boomers to millenials, born digital or getting there—we are all members of a society who connect through the internet, not just to it. From face-to-face to Facebook, this book invites you to join the conversation about today’s issues and have your voice heard. This contemporary and engaging text is built from the ground up to bridge the gap and unites our diverse community. It shows students how to apply foundational concepts while incorporating technology, media, and speech communication to foster civic engagement for a better future. We are communication. SpeechPlanner SpeechPlanner is an interactive, web-based tool that guides you through the process of planning and preparing your speech, one step at a time. Featuring practical tips, strategies, and useful examples designed to explain and illustrate every stage of the speech-making process, this valuable planner makes it simple and easy to create highly effective, successful speeches anywhere, any time. With its unique practice timer feature, SpeechPlanner allows you to pace your speech to ensure sustained focus on the core message as well as a balanced delivery. Additional audio and video examples of effective speeches; links to high quality web resources to use while researching and organizing your speech; thesaurus and spell-check features; as well as a feature that allows you to create both full sentence outlines and keyword outlines, make this a must-have tool for effective speech planning. So reach your audience—one successful speech at a time!