# Beyond the Podium: AI, Speech, and Civic Voice

- By: Tiffany Petricini - Editor / Sherry Rice
- Publisher: Pennsylvania State University
- Source: [Open Textbook Library](https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/beyond-the-podium-ai-speech-and-civic-voice)
- Licence: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- Online: https://psu.pb.unizin.org/beyondthepodium/
- PDF: https://pennstateoffice365-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/slr5009_psu_edu/IQCvE7Y51mqQTrv-lUL3fzZXASXVImN_HdDRUJy6Nj6Mybo?e=TN2TOl

This book begins not only with public speaking as a skill, but with communication as a human practice. From interpersonal conversations to civic speeches, from face-to-face dialogue to AI-mediated interaction, our ability to communicate with care and clarity has never been more important or more complex.