Eloquence in an Electronic Age: The Transformation of Political Speechmaking

by Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Overview

In a book that blends anecdote with analysis, Kathleen Hall Jamieson--author of the award-winning Packaging the Presidency--offers a perceptive and often disturbing account of the transformation of political speechmaking. Jamieson addresses such fundamental issues about public speaking as what talents and techniques differentiate eloquent speakers from non-eloquent speakers. She also analyzes the speeches of modern presidents from Truman to Reagan and of political players from Daniel Webster to Mario Cuomo. Ranging from the classical orations of Cicero to Kennedy's "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech, this lively, well-documented volume contains a wealth of insight into public speaking, contemporary characteristics of eloquence, and the future of political discourse in America.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199879106
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	04/19/1990
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Kathleen Hall Jamieson is Professor of Communication and Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books, including Presidential Debates.

Table of Contents

1.	Educating the Eloquent Speaker	3
2.	Incapacitating the Eloquent Speaker	31
3.	The Flame of Oratory, The Fireside Chat	43
4.	The "Effeminate" Style	67
5.	The Memorable Phrase, The Memorable Picture	90
6.	Dramatizing and Storytelling	118
7.	Conversation and Self-Revelation	165
8.	The Divorce Between Speech and Thought	201
9.	Mating the Best of the Old and the New	238
	Notes	257
	Bibliography	269
	Index	293