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Lisa A. Ford-Brown is a writer and educator dedicated to the field of human communication. Her books include the DK Guide to Public Speaking and the DK Speaker. She earned her B.S. and M.A. from Indiana State University in Speech Communication with minors in English, the Visual Arts, and Women Studies. She holds a PhD in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She currently teaches at Columbia College. From 2003-2005, Dr. Ford-Brown chaired the Columbia College Humanities Department and served as a member of their Board of Trustees from 2008-2010. Prior to her current position, she taught at Indiana State University and the University of Dubuque. She has received several performance and teaching awards. Most notably, she was named advisor of the year at Columbia College and Faculty of the year at Columbia College and the University of Dubuque. She is a long-standing member of the National Communication Association, Central States Speech Association, and the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Ford-Brown and her partner, Bruce, live on a small 20-acre farm with their two golden retrievers (Zelda and Pucc) and two cats (Sadie and Falstaff). They enjoy traveling, camping, fishing, gardening, wood-working, pottery-making, raising chickens, and watching the grass grow.

In this Section: 1) Brief Table of Contents 2) Full Table of Contents 1) Brief Table of Contents Part 1: Starting Overview of Public Speaking Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Audience and Situation Chapter 2: Selecting Your Purpose and Topic Part 2: Researching Chapter 3: Locating Support Materials Chapter 4: Selecting and Testing Support Materials Part 3: Creating Chapter 5: Outlining Your Speech Chapter 6: Organizing the Speech Body Chapter 7: Introducing and Concluding Your Speech Part 4: Presenting Chapter 8: Using Language Successfully Chapter 9: Delivering Your Speech Chapter 10: Using Presentation Aids Part 5: Listening and Evaluating Chapter 11: Listening Chapter 12: Evaluating Speeches Part 6: Speaking to Inform Chapter 13: The Informative Speech Part 7: Speaking to Persuade Chapter 14: Tools for Persuading Chapter 15: The Persuasive Speech Part 8: Speaking on Special Occasions Chapter 16: Speeches for Special Events 2) Full Table of Contents Part 1: Starting Overview of Public Speaking How public speaking helps you Be a successful public speaker Overcome a fear of speaking Face your fear head on Learn techniques that work for you Practice, practice, practice Be an ethical public speaker The process of communicating The creative process for public speaking Using the steps in this book Chapter 1: Getting to Know Your Audience andSituation What you need to know about your audience Traits to investigate Personal traits Psychological traits Social traits What you need to know about the situation Locate information Adapt to your audience Chapter 2: Selecting Your Purpose and Topic Select a topic Narrow your topic Construct a working outline Part 2: Researching Chapter 3: Locating Support Materials The Internet Using the Internet to access libraries The library On the Internet and in libraries Interviews Surveys Take good research notes Chapter 4: Selecting and Testing Support Materials Types of support materials Choose types of sources Evaluate support materials Use materials effectively Cite sources orally Part 3: Creating Chapter 5: Outlining Your Speech Why you need an outline Parts of an outline Create an outline Types of outlines Link your speech parts Cite sources in your outline Create a source page Chapter 6: Organizing the Speech Body Organizational strategies Make a speech out of a strategy Chapter 7: Introducing and Concluding Your Speech What an introduction should do Attention-getters Organizing an introduction What a conclusion should do "WOW" statements Organizing a conclusion Part 4: Presenting Chapter 8: Using Language Successfully What makes language important Use language effectively Chapter 9: Delivering Your Speech Elements of vocal delivery Elements of physical delivery Methods of delivery Preparing for an extemporaneous speech Chapter 10: Using Presentation Aids Types of presentation aids Determine what presentation aids you need Methods for displaying aids Crafting an effective aid Presentation software Using aids successfully Part 5: Listening and Evaluating Chapter 11: Listening The process of listening Types of listening What can prevent listening Help your audience listen How you can listen more effectively Chapter 12: Evaluating Speeches Why evaluation is important Evaluating speeches Who evaluates your speech Part 6: Speaking to Inform Chapter 13: The Informative Speech The process for informative speaking What informative speaking is Choose and research an informative topic Construct an informative outline Organize an informative speech Present or evaluate an informative speech Part 7: Speaking to Persuade Chapter 14: Tools for Persuading What a persuasive speech should do Traditional appeals Modern appeals Parts of an argument Types of arguments Faulty arguments Chapter 15: The Persuasive Speech The process for persuasive speaking Choose and research a persuasive topic Construct a persuasive outline Organize a persuasive speech Present or evaluate a persuasive speech Part 8: Speaking on Special Occasions Chapter 16: Speeches for Special Events The process for special occasion speaking Special occasion speech purposes Writing a special occasion speech Types of special occasion speeches