Contemporary Public Speaking

Courtland L. Bovée is professor of business communication and the C. Allen Paul Distinguished Chair at Grossmont College.

Part 1 Part I: The Foundations of Public Speaking Chapter 2 1 Introducing Public Speaking Chapter 3 2 Overcoming Anxiety and Giving Your First Speech Chapter 4 3 Free Speech and Ethical Responsibilities Chapter 5 4 Improving Your Listening Skills Part 6 Part II: Preparing the Speech Chapter 7 5 Developing Your Topic, Purpose, and Central Idea Chapter 8 6 Analyzing Your Audience Chapter 9 7 Supporting Your Speech Chapter 10 8 Gathering Your Support Materials Part 11 Part III: Organizing Your Speech Chapter 12 9 Organizing Your Speech Chapter 13 10 Introducing and Concluding Your Speech Chapter 14 11 Outlining Your Speech Part 15 Part IV: Presenting the Speech Chapter 16 12 Wording Your Speech Chapter 17 13 Using Visual Aids Chapter 18 14 Rehearsing and Delivering Your Speech Part 19 Part V: Varieties of Public Speaking Chapter 20 15 Speaking to Inform Chapter 21 16 Speaking to Persuade Chapter 22 17 Developing Persuasive Arguments Chapter 23 18 Speaking on Special Occasions Chapter 24 19 Speaking in Small Groups Chapter 25 Appendix A: Suggested Speech Topics Chapter 26 Appendix B: Speeches for Analysis