Full Description
Offers an audience-centered approach to public speaking A Concise Public Speaking Handbook integrates the steps of preparing and delivering a speech with the ongoing process of considering the audience. The comprehensive coverage of key public speaking topics and skills makes this title an ideal core text for public speaking courses and its low cost makes it affordable as a supplement for any course or setting that requires public speaking.
Contents
Part 1Improving Your Confidence Chapter 3: Presenting Your First Speech Chapter 4: Ethics and Free Speech Part 2: Analyzing an Audience Chapter 5: Listening Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Audience Chapter 7: Adapting to Your Audience as You Speak Part 3: Preparing a Speech Chapter 8: Developing Your Speech Chapter 9: Gathering Supporting Material Chapter 10: Supporting Your Speech Part 4: Crafting a Speech Chapter 11: Organizing Your Speech Chapter 12: Developing an Introduction Chapter 13: Developing a Conclusion Chapter 14: Outlining and Revising Your Speech Chapter 15: Using Words Well Part 5: Delivering a Speech Chapter 16: Methods of Delivery Chapter 17: Nonverbal Communication Chapter 18: Verbal Communication Chapter 19: Adapting and Delivering Your Speech Chapter 20: Selecting Presentation Aids Chapter 21: Preparing and Using Presentation Aids Part 6: Types of Speeches Chapter 22: Informative Speaking Chapter 23: Understanding Principles of Persuasive Speaking Chapter 24: Using Persuasive Strategies Chapter 25: Speaking on Special Occasions Chapter 26: Speaking in Small Groups
