CHAPTER 1 Speaking in Public The Power of Public Speaking The Tradition of Public Speaking Public Speaking and Intercultural Communicative Competence Public Speaking and Critical Thinking Public Speaking and Conversation Similarities Between Public Speaking and Conversation Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation The Speech Communication Process Speaker Message Channel Listener Feedback Interference Situation The Speech Communication Process: Example with Commentary CHAPTER 2 Speaking Confidently and Ethically Becoming a Confident Speaker Nervousness Is Normal Dealing with Nervousness Being an Ethical Speaker Guidelines for Ethical Speaking Plagiarism CHAPTER 3 Giving Your First Speech Preparing Your Speech Developing the Speech Organizing the Speech Delivering Your Speech Speaking Extemporaneously Rehearsing the Speech Presenting the Speech Sample Speeches with Commentary …… CHAPTER 4 Selecting a Topic and a Purpose CHAPTER 5 Analyzing the Audience CHAPTER 6 Supporting Your Ideas CHAPTER 7 Organizing the Body of the Speech CHAPTER 8 Beginning and Ending the Speech CHAPTER 9 Outlining the Speech CHAPTER 10 Using Language CHAPTER 11 Delivering the Speech CHAPTER 12 Using Visual Aids CHAPTER 13 Speaking to Inform CHAPTER 14 Speaking to Persuade CHAPTER 15 Speaking on Special Occasions CHAPTER 16 Speaking in Competitions APPENDIX Speeches for Appreciation and Analysis Notes Photo Credits
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