Public Speaking Basics

Michael A. Griffin has taught college public speaking for 20 years and judged high school speaking contests for over 15 years. He has taught a variety of speaking and communication classes at the University of Guam since 1988. He is a member of the National Communication Association, the Western Speech Communication Association, Phi Delta Kappa, and the International Society for General Semantics.

Chapter 1 1. Communicating in Public Chapter 2 2. Anxiety About Speaking Chapter 3 3. Delivering the Speech Chapter 4 4. Subject Selection and Audience Analysis Chapter 5 5. Creating a Main Idea Chapter 6 6. Motivational Appeals Chapter 7 7. Organizing and Outlining the Speech Chapter 8 8. Introductions & Conclusions Chapter 9 9. Supporting and Amplifying Your Ideas Chapter 10 10. Informative Speeches Chapter 11 11. Wording the Speech Chapter 12 12. Special Occasion Speeches Chapter 13 13. Listening Chapter 14 14. Persuasive Speeches