Confident Public Speaking

Deanna D. Sellnow, PhD, is Professor of Strategic Communication in the Nicholson School of Communication at the University of Central Florida and conducts faculty development workshops on instructional communication pedagogy. Published in regional, national, and international journals, her research focuses on the rhetoric of popular culture, particularly music as communication, and instructional communication as it occurs in conventional and nonconventional classrooms, as well as in risk and crisis contexts. She is co-author of COMMUNICATE!, COMM, SPEAK, and THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING, all with Cengage.

Preface. About the Author. Part One: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS. 1. Communication and Ethical Public Speaking. 2. Coping Effectively with Public Speaking Anxiety. 3. Your First Speech. 4. Listening and Critiquing Communication. Part Two: PREPARING AND PRESENTING PUBLIC SPEECHES. 5. Selecting and Narrowing Your Topic. 6. Understanding Your Audience. 7. Supporting Your Speech: Evidence and Research. 8. Organizing Your Main Ideas. 9. Making Lasting Impressions: Introductions and Conclusions. 10. Outlining Your Speech. 11. Language and Style Choices in Your Speech. 12. Delivering Your Public Speech. 13. Creating and Using Presentational Aids. Part Three: CONSIDERING COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS. 14. Informative Speaking. 15. Persuasive Speaking: Types and Designs. 16. Persuasive Strategies. 17. Speaking on Special Occasions. 18. Working and Speaking in Small Groups. Appendix A: Learning Styles Quiz. Appendix B: Speeches for Analysis and Discussion. Glossary. References. Credits. Index.