Public Speaking

Part I: GETTING STARTED. Chapter 1: The Evolving Art of Public Speaking. Chapter 2: Building Your Confidence. Chapter 3: Ethical Speaking and Listening. Part Two: Developing and Researching Your Speech. Chapter 4: Developing Your Purpose and Topic. Chapter 5: Adapting to Your Audience. Chapter 6: Researching Your Topic. Chapter 7: Supporting Your Ideas. Chapter 8: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech. Chapter 9: Beginning and Ending Your Speech. Part Three: Presenting Yourself and Your Ideas. Chapter 10: Using Language Effectively. Chapter 11: Integrating Presentational Media. Chapter 12: Delivering Your Speech. Part Four: Speaking Situations. Chapter 13: Speaking to Inform. Chapter 14: Speaking to Persuade. Chapter 15: Understanding Argument in Persuasion. Chapter 16: Special Occasion and Group Speaking. Appendix: Speeches and Outlines for Analysis. Glossary.