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| Think Basics | |
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| Principles of Effective Speaking | |
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| The Benefits of Effective Speaking | |
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| Defining Public and Presentation Speaking | |
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| The Public Speaking Tradition | |
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| The Key Elements and Guiding Principles | |
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| The Dynamic Presentation Model | |
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| Effective and Ethical Speaking | |
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| Speaking with Confidence | |
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| You are Not Alone | |
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| Understanding Communication Apprehension | |
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| Misconceptions About Speaking Anxiety | |
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| Building Confidence | |
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| Reducing Speaking Anxiety | |
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| Practice Matters | |
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| Listening and Critical Thinking | |
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| The Challenge of Listening | |
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| The Audience's Listening Responsibilities | |
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| The Speaker's Listening Responsibilities | |
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| The Shared Responsibilities of Speakers and Listeners | |
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| What is Critical Thinking? | |
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| The Fallacies of Argument | |
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| Critical Thinking Strategies for Speakers | |
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| Think Preparation | |
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| Purpose and Topic | |
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| Differentiating Types of Speeches | |
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| Determining your Purpose | |
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| Choosing an Appropriate Topic | |
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| Beginning your Research Now | |
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| Audience Analysis and Adaptation | |
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| Focusing on your Audience | |
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| Knowing your Audience | |
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| Gathering Audience Information | |
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| Adapting to your Audience | |
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| Speaker Credibility and Ethics | |
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| The Power of Speaker Credibility | |
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| The Components of Speaker Credibility | |
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| Developing your Credibility | |
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| Good Speeches by Good Speakers | |
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| The Good Audience | |
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| Speech Setting and Occasion | |
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| Logistics | |
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| Media Support | |
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| Occasion | |
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| Appearance | |
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| Think Content and Organization | |
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| Research and Supporting Material | |
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| Supporting your Content | |
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| Testing your Supporting Material | |
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| Documenting your Content | |
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| Organization and Outlining | |
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| Understanding Why Organization Matters | |
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| Determining your Key Points | |
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| Outlining | |
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| Using the Speech Framer | |
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| Choosing Organizational Patterns | |
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| Connecting your Key Points | |
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| Organizing Creatively | |
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| Introductions and Conclusions | |
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| Introductions as Mini-Speeches | |
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| Ways to Begin | |
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| Starting Strong | |
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| Conclusions as Mini-Speeches | |
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| Ways to End | |
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| Ending Effectively | |
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| Think Engaging your Audience | |
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| Engaging Language | |
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| The Nature of Language | |
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| The CORE Speaking Styles | |
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| Stylistic Devices | |
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| Your Language and your Audience | |
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| Generating Audience Interest | |
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| Overcoming Audience Disinterest | |
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| The Power of Stories | |
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| The Value of Humor | |
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| The Benefits of Audience Participation | |
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| The Advantages of Immediacy | |
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| Delivering your Speech | |
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| The Role of Delivery | |
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| Forms of Delivery | |
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| Using Notes Effectively | |
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| Components of Vocal Delivery | |
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| Vocal Clarity and Correctness | |
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| Components of Physical Delivery | |
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| Mediated Presentations | |
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| Presentation Aids | |
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| The Functions of Presentation Aids | |
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| Types of Presentation Aids | |
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| Choosing the Medium | |
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| Visual Design Principles | |
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| Delivering your Presentation Aids | |
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| Think Speaking in Action | |
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| Speaking to Inform | |
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| What is an Informative Speech? | |
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| Informative Communication Strategies | |
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| Insider Secrets of Informative Speakers | |
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| Informative Speaking in Action | |
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| Speaking to Persuade | |
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| Persuading Others | |
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| Building Persuasive Arguments | |
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| The Elaboration Likelihood Model of Persuasion | |
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| Persuasive Organizational Patterns | |
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| Persuasive Speaking in Action | |
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| Speaking on Special Occasions | |
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| Special Occasion Speeches | |
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| Introducing a Presenter | |
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| Toasts | |
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| Eulogies | |
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| Sales Presentations | |
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| Humorous Speeches | |
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| Question-and-Answer Sessions | |
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| Impromptu Speaking | |
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| Special Occasion Speaking in Action | |
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| Speaking in Groups | |
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| Group Presentations | |
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| Public Group Presentations | |
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| Team Presentations | |
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| Private Group Presentations | |
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| Communicating in Groups | |
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| Sample Speeches | |
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| Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address | |
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| George W. Bush, Speech at "Ground Zero" | |
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| Julie Borchard, the Sound of Muzak | |
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| Regina Smith, What's Fair is Fair | |
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| Nick Jonas, Diabetes Awareness | |
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| Hillary Rodham Clinton, Presidential Campaign Concession Speech | |