Lucas' The Art of Public Speaking is the leading public speaking textbook in the field. Whether a novice or an experienced speaker when beginning the course, every student will learn how to be a better public speaker through Lucas' clear explanations. Creative activities, vivid examples, annotated speech samples, and foundation of classic and contemporary rhetoric provide students a strong understanding of public speaking.

When instructors teach from this textbook, they benefit from Lucas' Integrated Teaching Package. The Annotated Instructor's Edition and Instructor's Manual, both written by Steve Lucas, provide teaching tips and give outlines on how to use the various supplements. As a result, instructors are able to see various teaching examples, how to integrate technology, and analyses and discussion questions for video clips in class. The Annotated Instructor's Edition, Instructor's Manual, Test Bank, CDs, videos,and other supplements provide instructors the tools needed to create a dynamic classroom. This edition has a supplement to meet the needs of online classes,Teaching Public Speaking Online with The Art of Public Speaking.

史迪芬·E·盧卡斯，美國頂尖的傳播學者，威斯康星大學麥迪遜分校交際藝術學教授。被譽為“演講之父”。

1972年始執教於威斯康星大學麥迪遜分校至今。自1973年開始。盧卡斯教授在威斯康星大學主持演講課程。30多年來，他組織瞭無數次教學教材革新，先後培養瞭數百位研究生助教。他應邀主持或參加的各類演講培訓項目幾乎遍及全美各地的高校。2002年起連續五年擔任我國“21世紀杯”和”CCTV杯”等全國大學生英語演講比賽的評委。

盧卡斯教授學術成就卓著。他的第一本著作《反抗的徵兆：費城的修辭與革命(1765—1776)》．獲得美國傳播學會1977年度金奬，並獲普利策奬提名。此後．又因一係列的重要文章如《美國公共演講的復興：修辭學批判的文本和語境》(1988)、《獨立宣言的風格藝術》(1990)、《獨立宣言的修辭學溯源》(1998)等榮獲美國傳播學會專題論文年度金奬。