Helps students quickly find what they need, when they need it in print and online. The print book includes a spiral binding that allows the book to flip open easily and lie flat; 12 tabbed dividers provide an overview of each section. LaunchPad organizes each chapter by modules and allows students to easily access videos, adaptive learning tools, and other resources. Instructors can quickly assign LaunchPad modules and track student results in a gradebook.

An entire chapter on Preparing Online Presentations (Chapter 28) provides students with robust support on the kind of speaking they are increasingly doing the most of: speaking in mediated, online contexts.

Thorough coverage of organizing, outlining, and research — the basic skills of speechmaking that students often struggle with. Cutting-edge content gives students the guidelines they need to critically evaluate print and online sources, effectively and ethically use statistics, and conduct smart Internet searches.

Tools students can use immediately in their own speeches. With a variety of examples, annotated samples, and more, students see specific speech concepts in action.

Strategies for speech making outside the public speaking classroom. Demonstrates to students how to use these skills in other environments with precise guidelines on preparing specialized oral presentations throughout their college career. Specific subjects covered range from math and science to education and allied health. Students also learn how to use their skills professionally with strategies for speaking online, in groups, and more.

LaunchPad for A Speaker’s Guidebook helps students learn, study, and apply public speaking concepts.

LaunchPad is a dynamic platform that combines video assessment and feedback tools powered by GoReact, a collection of relevant video clips, self-assessments, e-book content, and LearningCurve adaptive quizzing in a simple design. LaunchPad can be purchased on its own for a complete course.

• An easy-to-use interface that can integrate with learning management systems. Ready-made interactive LaunchPad units give you the building blocks to assign instantly as is, or customize to fit your course. A unit's worth of work can be assigned in seconds, significantly decreasing the amount of time it takes for you to get your course up and running. Integrate with the campus LMS.
• Video Assessment program powered by GoReact helps instructors provide immediate feedback while easily managing the video process in their courses. The assessment is simple to use with superior commenting, recording, and rubric functionalities and is seamlessly integrated with LaunchPad.
• LearningCurve offers adaptive quizzing and a personalized learning program. In every chapter, call-outs prompt students to tackle the game-like LearningCurve quizzes to test their knowledge and reinforce learning of the material. Based on research as to how students learn, LearningCurve motivates students to engage with course materials while the reporting tools let you see what content students have mastered, allowing you to adapt your teaching plan to their needs.
• Extensive public speaking video collection and video activities help students understand theory and public speaking concepts in action. These include numerous public speaking clips and full-length speeches and “needs improvement videos” and discussion questions.
• Speech specific tools for students include relaxation audio, podcasts, an outlining template, and the PRPSA and PRCA assessments on speech anxiety and communication apprehension.
• A Speaker’s Guidebook’s instructor resources are also all available on LaunchPad including the instructor’s manual, test bank, slide deck, and more.