Well Crafted, Well Said: Public Speaking from Draft to Delivery

By Annika Speer and Beth Wynstra

A lively, hands-on guide that treats public speaking as both craft and performance.

Well Crafted, Well Said is a public speaking textbook organized around the full arc of effective speaking, from listening and self-awareness through preparation, organization, and delivery. Hands-on instruction is provided with encouragement, optimism, and keen attention to the student experience.

The authors incorporate a variety of contemporary speaking examples from diverse voices so that students can seamlessly relate their classroom learning to the public sphere. Chapters on storytelling, introductions and conclusions, and shaping language connect directly to applied practice across a broad range of speech types. Throughout, the authors emphasize the relationship between preparation and delivery, helping students develop speeches--and speaking habits--that they can carry with them into any academic, professional, or public setting.

An Instructors' Resources site includes lecture PowerPoints, quizzes for every chapter, and editable assessment rubrics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554816394
• ISBN13: 9781554816392
• Release Date: December 2026
• Publisher: Broadview Press Inc
• Length: 450 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.