Providing a comprehensive survey of the empirical research, theory, and history of public speaking, this handbook fills a crucial gap in public speaking pedagogy resources and provides a foundation for future research and pedagogical development.Bringing together contributions from both up-and-coming and senior scholars in the field, this book offers a thorough examination of public speaking, guided by research across six key themes: the history of public speaking; the foundations ...

When your loved one commits suicide, life is irreversibly changed. This searingly honest book just might help you understand how to survive the loss of a loved one. The author shares feelings of immense blame, shame, and the stigma surrounding anorexia and suicide. Readers seeking to overcome grief will be comforted with tender and thoughtful insights regarding why some people are more likely to take their own lives than others. It is one of the more unique books about overcoming grief usi...

When your loved one commits suicide, life is irreversibly changed. This searingly honest book speaks of feelings of immense blame and shame, and the stigma surrounding suicide. It also evokes tender and thoughtful insights about why some people are more likely to take their own lives than others. It asks the pertinent question, ‘how can we reach out and help those most likely to take their lives?’ Throughout her late teens and early adult life, with anorexia banished to the shadows, Anna f...