Building a Speech

Surveying the Landscape. Introducing the Study of Public Speaking. Building Your First Speech. Analysing Your Audience. Improving Your Listening Skills. Understanding and Reducing Your Apprehension. Considering the Ethics of Public Speaking. Selecting the Topic and Purpose. Conducting Research. Choosing Supporting Materials. Organising the Body of the Speech. Selecting the Introduction and Conclusion. Using Audiovisual Aids. Considering Language. Developing the Delivery. Speaking to Inform. Speaking to Inform: Demonstrating Procedures. Speaking to Persuade. Speaking to Persuade: Motivating Audiences. Speaking for Special Occasions. Speaking in Groups. Appendix A: Annotated Speeches. Appendix B: Suggested Topic Areas.