Harold G. Barrett is an American Emeritus Professor of Speech Communication at California State University, East Bay.
One of his better known works, Rhetoric and Civility Human Development, Narcissism, and the Good Audience, was published in 1991.
Barrett provides four case-study chapters of the lives of individuals illustrating unhealthy narcissism and rhetorical failure, and illustrates how unfavorable narcissism can give adverse direction to the rhetorical imperative and lead to problems in relationships.
[3][7] Barrett also published a number of journal articles on various subjects related to rhetoric and effectiveness in verbal communication,[8] both currently and in historical context.
[9][10] For many years Barrett was the coordinator of California State University's Conference in Rhetorical Criticism.