The Truth about Confident Presenting, 3rd Edition: Becoming a Better Speaker in Ten Easy Steps

More than four dozen basic truths about successful, confident public speaking are explained in accessible, brief chapters by a master of the art.

James Scofield O’Rourke, IV, is an American rhetorician and a professor of Management and Organization with a global reputation in business education. He has taught at the University of Notre Dame for more than 30 years, pursuing research specialties in crisis management, change communication, and reputation management. He founded the Eugene D. Fanning Center for Business Communication in 1990 and, in 2008, was named to an endowed chair as Arthur F. and Mary J. O’Neil Director. He directed the Center for 28 years.