Speaking with a Purpose

Name: Speaking with a Purpose
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ISBN: 9780205624928

ISBN-10: 0205624928

ISBN-13: 9780205624928

Edition: 8th 2010

Authors: Arthur Koch

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Book details

List price: $61.00
Edition: 8th
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/28/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Preface



Speech Communication


The Communicative Act


Communication Breakdown


Listening


Getting Started


Projecting Confidence


The Truth About Nervousness


How to Develop Self-Confidence


Visual Imagery for Confidence in Public Speaking


A Script for Using Visual Imagery to Develop Confidence in Speaking


Ethics in Communication


Exercises


Speech Assisgnments



Audience Analysis


Who Exactly Is My Audience?


What Response Can I Reasonably Expect from My Audience?


Will My Audience Find This Subject Useful?


Will My Audience Find This Subject Interesting?


What Is My Audience's Knowledge of My Subject?


What Demographic Characteristics Should I Consider about My Audience?


Is My Audience's Attitude Favorable, Indifferent, or Opposed?



Determine Your Purpose and Subject


Selecting a Subject


Specific Purpose


The Central Idea



The Introduction and Conclusion


Objectives of Introductions


Attention Step in Introductions


Types of Conclusions


Sample Full-Sentence Outline for a Speech to Instruct


Bibliography



Gathering Supportive Material


Personal Experience and Knowledge


Clustering


The Library


The Librarian


The Computerized Catalog


Electronic Resources


The Internet


Ethics in Using the Internet


The World Wide Web


E-Mail


Telnet


Usenet


Interviewing


Taking Notes


Bibliography


An Article in a Periodical


A Book



Supporting Your Ideas


Examples


Explanation


Statistics


Testimony


Comparison and Contrast


Visual Aids


Computer Generated Visual Aids


Combined Supports



Preparing the Content of Your Speech


Organizing Your Speech


Planning the Body


Outlining Your Speech


Body of Speech


Transitions



Delivering Your Speech


Impromptu Speeches


Manuscript Speeches


Memorized Speeches


Extemporaneous Speeches


Nonverbal Communication


Effective Word Choice


Interestingness


Appropriateness


Extemporaneous Method


Sample Delivery Outline


Using Note Cards


Practicing the Speech


Delivery Distractions


Delivery Pitfalls



Informing


Demonstration Speeches


Description Speeches


Expository Speeches


Guidelines for Informative Speaking


Sample Speech to Inform



Persuasion


Persuasion Defined


Deductive Reasoning


Inductive Reasoning


Other Forms of Reasoning


Fallacies


Types of Persuasive Speeches


Sample Speech to Convince


Sample Speech to Reinforce



Group Communication


The Functions of Discussion


Types of Discussion


Participating in Discussion


Moderating the Discussion


A Pattern for Problem Solving


Evaluating Discussions


Using Case Problems


Index