A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking

A Pocket Guide to Public Speaking
by Dan O'Hair, Hannah Rubenstein, Rob Stewart
Spiral-bound: 368 pages
Published: 2013

ISBN-10: 1457601842
ISBN-13: 978-1457601842

CONTENTS:

PART 1 •GETTING STARTED 1
1. Becoming a Public Speaker 2
2. From A to Z: Overview of a Speech 9
3. Managing Speech Anxiety 14
4. Ethical Public Speaking 22
5. Listeners and Speakers 30
PART 2 •DEVELOPMENT 35
6. Analyzing the Audience 36
7. Selecting a Topic and Purpose 47
8. Developing Supporting Material 55
9. Locating Supporting Material 62
10. Finding Credible Sources on
the Internet 72
11. Citing Sources in Your Speech 85
PART 3 •ORGANIZATION 95
12. Organizing the Speech 96
13. Selecting an Organizational Pattern 105
14. Outlining the Speech 112
PART 4 •STARTING, FINISHING,
AND STYLING 125
15. Developing the Introduction
and Conclusion 126
16. Using Language 133
PART 5 •DELIVERY 141
17. Choosing a Method
of Delivery 142
18. Controlling the Voice 146
19. Using the Body 150
PART 6 •PRESENTATION AIDS 155
20. Speaking with Presentation Aids 156
21. Designing Presentation Aids 161
22. A Brief Guide to Microsoft PowerPoint 164
PART 7 •TYPES OF SPEECHES 175
23. Informative Speaking 176
24. Persuasive Speaking 189
25. Speaking on Special Occasions 219
PART 8 •ONLINE, GROUP, AND BUSINESS
CONTEXTS 231
26. Preparing Online Presentations 232
27. Communicating in Groups 238
28. Presenting in Teams 243
29. Business and Professional Presentations 247
PART 9 •SPEAKING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM 254
30. Presentations Assigned across the Curriculum 255
31. Science and Mathematics Courses 261
32. Technical Courses 265
33. Social Science Courses 267
34. Arts and Humanities Courses 270
35. Education Courses 272
36. Nursing and Allied Health Courses 274
APPENDICES
A. Citation Guidelines 278
B. Question-and-Answer Sessions 292
C. Preparing for Mediated Communication 294
D. Tips for Non-Native Speakers of English 296
Glossary 300
Index 337