Full Description
For courses in Public SpeakingA streamlined approach to public speaking essentialsEssential Elements of Public Speaking employs an efficient approach to help beginning students master the key skills of the effective public speaker. Author Joseph DeVito breaks the process of public speaking into 10 discrete steps and covers each step in detail to give students everything they need to prepare and present successful speeches. In addition to the latest research and updated examples, the Sixth Edition offers more in-depth coverage of how to use multimedia presentation aids, which has become an essential part of today's public speaking.Essential Elements of Public Speaking, Sixth Edition is also available via Revel (TM), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.
Contents
PART I1. Introducing Public Speaking2. Listening and CriticismPART II: PREPARING AND PRESENTING PUBLIC SPEECHES3. Select Your Topic, Purposes, and Thesis (Step 1)4. Analyze Your Audience and Research Your Speech (Steps 2 and 3)5. Collect Supporting Materials (Step 4)6. Using Presentation Aids (Step 4)7. Organize Your Speech (Steps 5, 6, and 7)8. Word, Rehearse, and Present Your Speech (Steps 8, 9, and 10)9. Informing Your Audience10. Persuading Your Audience11. Speaking on Special Occasions12. Speaking in Groups
