Public Speaking

David Zarefsky is Owen L. Coon Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University, where he taught from 1968 through 2009 and where he continues to be professionally active. Over the years he has taught several classes related to public speaking, argumentation, and debate. On thirteen separate occasions he was honored by the student government for exemplary teaching. Zarefsky also served as Director of Debate (1970-75), Chair of the Department of Communication Studies (1975-83), Associate Dean of the School of Speech (1983-88), and Dean (1988-2000). Zarefsky is a past president of the National Communication Association (NCA), the Rhetoric Society of America (RSA), and the Central States Communication Association (CSCA). He has twice received the NCA's Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address, has been named a Distinguished Scholar by both NCA and the American Forensic Association (AFA), and has received Distinguished Service Awards from NCA, RSA, and AFA. He is the author, editor, or coeditor of nine books and more than 125 book chapters and articles in professional journals. Zarefsky lives in Evanston, Illinois. Jeremy David Engels is the Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Institute, and an Associate Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences, at Penn State University. He has been teaching undergraduates the art of rhetoric since 2002, and he has won numerous awards for his teaching. His research investigates the history of democratic rhetoric in the United States. His most recent book, The Art of Gratitude (SUNY, 2018) describes the crucial role that emotions including gratitude play in the everyday life of healthy democratic cultures. Engels is also a certified yoga, meditation, and mindfulness teacher. He lives in State College, PA, with his wife Anna Sunderland Engels, where they co-own and co-manage a yoga studio called Yoga Lab.

PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Welcome to Public Speaking
2. Your First Speech
3. Presenting the Speech
4. Listening Critically

PART II: INVENTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SPEECH
5. Analyzing Your Audience
6. Choosing a Topic and Developing a Strategy
7. Researching the Speech
8. Reasoning

PART III: ARRANGEMENT AND STYLE IN THE SPEECH
9. Organizing the Speech: The Body
10. Organizing the Speech: Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions
11. Outlining the Speech
12. Achieving Style Through Language

PART IV: USES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
13. Informing
14. Persuading
15. Speaking with Visual Aids
16. Occasions for Public Speaking