The Art of Debate and Public Speaking-15th Edition

An internationally acclaimed Debate and Speech Textbook for Beginning and Intermediate debaters and speakers grades 6-12. Learn Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, or Policy Debate, as well as skills applicable to Parliamentary and other forms of debate. Also, this textbook includes instruction in several speech events: Expository (Informative), Extemporaneous, Impromptu, Oratory (Persuasive), Duo Interpretation, Programmed Oral Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation. and Humorous Interpretation.

The author, N. André Cossette, is a veteran coach of 30+ years of experience. His students have earned national, state and local speech and debate championships. He has coached students in the USA, Japan, and South Korea.