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C. S. Lewis, based on the popularity of his books and essays, is one of the best communicators of the twentieth century. During his lifetime he was hailed for his talents as author, speaker, educator, and broadcaster; he continues to be a best-selling author more than a half-century after his death.
C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication analyzes Lewis's communication skill. A comprehensive review of Lewis's work reveals five communication principles that explain his success as a communicator. Based on Lewis's own advice about communication in his books, essays, and letters, as well as his communication practice, being a skilled communicator is to be holistic, intentional, transpositional, evocative, and audience-centered. These five principles are memorably summarized by the acronym HI TEA. Dr. Steven Beebe, past president of the National Communication Association and an internationally-recognized communication author and educator, uses Lewis's own words to examine these five principles in a most engaging style.
List of contents
Foreword by Jerry Root - Preface - Acknowledgements - The Case for C. S. Lewis as Master Communicator - The Making of a Master Communicator - C. S. Lewis's Big Ideas - Holistic - Intentional - Transpositional - Evocative - Audience Centered - How to Communicate Like C. S. Lewis - Index.
About the author
Steven A. Beebe (Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia) is Regents¿ and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Texas State University. He is an internationally recognized communication educator and prolific author and co-author of best-selling communication books used at universities throughout the world. He served as president of the National Communication Association and was named Outstanding Communication Professor in America by the National Speaker¿s Association.
Summary
C. S. Lewis, based on the popularity of his books and essays, is one of the best communicators of the twentieth century. C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication uses Lewis's own words to unlock the secrets that explain Lewis's success as a communicator so that you, too, can communicate like C. S. Lewis.
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"I envy Dr. Beebe because he has learned from C. S. Lewis what it is like to be able to say exactly what he means. But I'm getting beyond the envy, thanks to Dr. Beebe's C. S. Lewis and the Craft of Communication. He wants us to be as clear in what we say, as in what we hear. And his book provides us with a framework and advice for how to do this well. Both men use these rules: 'Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don't implement promises, but keep them.' 'Never use abstract nouns when concrete ones will do.' 'If you mean, "More people died" don't say "Mortality rose."'"-Walter Hooper, former secretary to C. S. Lewis, Literary Advisor of the C. S. Lewis Estate, and author of C. S. Lewis: A Companion and Guide
