Full Description
An adaptation of Mastering Public Speaking 6e, this handbook provides the reader with a 2-color, less costly alternative to the 4-color book in a reference format, enabling quick and easy access to information. This book equips the reader with a firm grounding in the "hows" and "whys" of public speaking by providing an ideal balance of theory and skills while placing important emphasis on critiquing, ethics, and critical thinking.
Contents
Chapter 1 An Introduction to Public Speaking1.1 Why Study Public Speaking?1.2 Definitions of Communication1.3 Levels of Communication1.4 Elements of Communication1.5 The Public Speaker as Critical ThinkerChapter 2 The Ethics of Public Speaking2.1 Definition of Ethics2.2 Principles of Ethics2.3 Ethical Speaking2.4 Ethical Listening2.5 Fair Use Guidelines2.6 PlagiarismChapter 3 Speaking Confidently3.1 Recognize That Speaker Nervousness Is Normal3.2 Control Speaker Nervousness3.3 Build Speaker Confidence3.4 Prepare Your First SpeechChapter 4 Responding to Speeches4.1 The Importance of Listening4.2 Listening versus Hearing4.3 The Process of Listening4.4 Obstacles to Effective Listening4.5 Promoting Better Listening4.6 Critiquing Speeches4.7 Acting on CriticismChapter 5 Analyzing Your Audience5.1 Recognize the Value of Audience Diversity5.2 Analyze Your Audience before the Speech5.3 Analyze Your Audience during the Speech5.4 Analyze Your Audience after the SpeechChapter 6 Selecting Your Speech Topic6.1 Generate Ideas6.2 Select Your Topic6.3 Focus Your Topic6.4 Determine Your General Purpose6.5 Formulate Your Specific Purpose6.6 Word Your Thesis Statement6.7 Develop Your Speech TitleChapter 7 Researching Your Topic7.1 Assess Your Personal Knowledge7.2 Develop Your Research Plan7.3 Collect Your Information7.4 Collect and Evaluate Internet Resources7.5 Record Your Information7.6 Conclude Your SearchChapter 8 Supporting Your Speech8.1 Purposes of Supporting Materials8.2 Types of Supporting Materials8.3 Tests of Evidence8.4 Citing Your SourcesChapter 9 Organizing the Body of Your Speech9.1 Formulate an Organizing Question9.2 Divide the Speech into Key Ideas9.3 Develop the Key Ideas9.4 Connect the Key IdeasChapter 10 Introducing and Concluding Your Speech10.1 Organize the Introduction of the Speech10.2 Organize the Conclusion of the SpeechChapter 11 Outlining Your Speech11.1 Functions of Outlining11.2 Principles of Outlining11.3 Stages of OutliningChapter 12 Wording Your Speech12.1 Functions of Language12.2 Principles of Effective Language UseChapter 13 Delivering Your Speech13.1 Principles of Nonverbal Communication13.2 Methods of Delivery13.3 Qualities of Effective Delivery13.4 Elements of Vocal Delivery13.5 Elements of Physical DeliveryChapter 14 Using Presentational Aids14.1 The Importance of Using Presentational Aids14.2 Types of Presentational Aids14.3 Projection of Visual Aids14.4 Designing Visual Aids14.5 Strategies for Using Presentational AidsChapter 15 Speaking to Inform15.1 Characteristics of a Speech to Inform15.2 Informative Speech Topics15.3 Guidelines for Speaking to Inform15.4 Annotated Sample Speech: Renaissance Fairs: The New VaudevilleChapter 16 The Strategy of Persuasion16.1 The Importance of Persuasion16.2 A Definition of Persuasion16.3 Types of Influence16.4 Types of Persuasive Speeches16.5 Persuasive Speaking StrategiesChapter 17 The Structure of Persuasion17.1 Making and Refuting Arguments17.2 Types of Argument17.3 Fallacies of Argument17.4 Selecting Propositions for Persuasive Speeches17.5 Monroe's Motivated Sequence17.6 Annotated Sample Speech: Sustainable GivingChapter 18 Speaking on Special Occasions18.1 The Speech of Introduction18.2 The Speech of Presentation18.3 The Acceptance Speech18.4 The Speech of Tribute18.5 The Speech to Entertain18.6 The Impromptu Speech18.7 The Question-Answer PeriodAppendix A: Developing and Delivering Team PresentationsPreparing a Team PresentationBrainstorm about the TopicDo Some Exploratory ResearchDiscuss and Divide the Topic into Areas of ResponsibilityResearch Your Specific Topic AreaDraft an Outline of Your Content AreaDiscuss How All the Information InterrelatesFinalize Presentation ProceduresPlan the Introduction and Conclusion of the PresentationPrepare and Practice Your SpeechRehearse and Revise the PresentationDelivering a Team PresentationAppendix B: Sample SpeechesEmancipation Complication: Crisis with the Foster Care System, Alicia WatsonHow Old Is He Anyway? Aging the Whitetail Buck, Darla GoodrichSteganography: Hidden Messages, Tiffanie K. PetrinA Sign of the Times, Jared J. JohnsonThe Amish: Seeking to Lose the Self, Susan ChontosSpeech of Tribute to Timothy J. Russert, Doris Kearns GoodwinI Have a Dream, Martin Luther King, Jr.GlossaryEndnotesName IndexSubject Index
