Public Speaking Matters

Public Speaking Matters teaches today's diverse student population that adapting to the context of the speech, the cultural backgrounds of their listeners, ethical challenges, and available technology is crucial to public speaking success in the classroom, the community, and the workplace.  Students learn the essential skills of speech crafting, speech delivery, and media proficiency required to help them become successful and confident speakers.  Public Speaking Matters guides students in every step of the process from facing their public speaking fears to conducting reliable research, outlining their ideas, and preparing effective presentation aids, and prepares students to succeed in real-world speaking situations by teaching them how to apply the necessary adaptable behaviors needed for their voices and messages to be heard.  

Kory Floyd is a professor of communication and professor of psychology at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on interpersonal communication in a variety of contexts, with particular focus on how positive communication contributes to well-being. He has written 16 books and more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters on the topics of interpersonal behavior, emotion, nonverbal behavior, and health. He is a former editor of Communication Monographs and Journal of Family Communication, and he is an elected fellow of the International Communication Association. His work has been recognized with the Charles H. Woolbert Award, the Bernard J. Brommel Award, and the Mark L. Knapp Award from the National Communication Association, as well as the Distinguished Scholar Award from the Western States Communication Association and the Early Career Achievement Award from the International Association for Relationship Research. As an educator, he teaches courses on interpersonal communication, communication theory, nonverbal communication, and quantitative research methods. Professor Floyd received his undergraduate degree from Western Washington University, his masters degree from the University of Washington, and his PhD from the University of Arizona.

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