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Aims to provide you with public speaking skills that will serve you well in the classroom and beyond. This text shows you the power and importance of public speaking in your life, as well as in the community. It includes speech-building help and real-life examples in every chapter that help you understand the basic concepts
1. Why speak in public? -- 2. Entering the public dialogue with confidence: your first speech -- 3. Effective listening -- 4. Developing your speech topic and purpose -- 5. Your audience and speaking environment -- 6. Gathering supporting materials -- 7. Developing and supporting your ideas -- 8. Reasoning -- 9. Organizing and outlining your speech -- 10. Introductions and conclusions -- 11. Language -- 12. Delivering your speech -- 13. Visual aids -- 14. Informative speaking -- 15. Invitational speaking -- 16. Persuasive speaking -- 17. Persuasion and reasoning -- 18. Speaking on special occasions
Includes bibliographical references and index
Wadsworth series in speech communication