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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| So You've Been Asked to Give a Speech | |
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| Now What? Determine | |
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| What You Want to Say | |
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| Assessing Your Audience | |
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| Familiarity with the Subject Attitudes | |
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| Preconceived Notions Size Age Male/Female | |
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| Ratio Economic Status | |
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| Educational Background | |
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| Political Orientation Cultural Life An Additional Word to the Wise | |
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| Where and When Will You Speak? | |
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| Where When | |
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| How to Research a Speech | |
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| Use Your Head Make Good | |
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| Use of the Library | |
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| What to Leave Out Approach the Topic from the Audience's Perspective | |
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| How to Use Statistics for Impact | |
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| How to Use Quotations | |
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| How to Use Definitions | |
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| How to Use Comparisons and Contrasts | |
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| How to Use Examples | |
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| How to Use Anecdotes | |
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| Some Final Thoughts About Research | |
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| Writing the Speech | |
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| The Never-Fail Formula | |
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| Tell Them What You're Going to Tell Them | |
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| The Opening Tell Them | |
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| The Body Tell Them | |
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| What You Told Them | |
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| The Conclusion | |
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| How to Make It Simple | |
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| How to Make Every Word Count Simplify | |
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| Your Phrases Avoid the Fluff Pitfall Sharpen | |
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| Your Sentences | |
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| A Quick Summation | |
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| The Ultimate Test | |
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| Style How to Use Tripartite Division | |
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| How to Use Parallelism | |
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| How to Use Imagery | |
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| How to Use Inversion of Elements | |
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| How to Use Repetition | |
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| How to Use Rhetorical Questions | |
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| How to Use Contrast | |
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| How to Use Rhythm | |
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| How to Use Vivid Words | |
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| Humor: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why Use a Light Touch | |
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| What Works | |
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| What Are Your Chances of Getting a Laugh? | |
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| What About Delivery? | |
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| Special-Occasion Speeches | |
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| The Invocation | |
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| The Commencement Speech Presenting an Award Introducing a Speaker | |
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| The Impromptu Speech Panel Presentations | |
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| Question-and-Answer Sessions | |
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| The Nitty-Gritty Details | |
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| How to Type a Speech | |
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| How to Prepare the Room How to Use Audiovisual Aids | |
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| How to Prepare Yourself | |
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| Delivery Practicing | |
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| Your Delivery Presence | |
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| Voice Eye Contact Lecterns | |
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| Body Language | |
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| When You Finish Speaking Nervousness | |
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| Hecklers Embarrassing Glitches | |
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| Media Coverage | |
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| International Speeches | |
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| How to Get Your Message Across in Any Language | |
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| Speakers Bureaus Membership Size | |
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| Training Payment/Benefits | |
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| Motivation Recognition/Rewards | |
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| Performance Standards Letting the Community | |
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| Know About Your Programs Appropriate Forums | |
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| Speechwriters: How to Hire One and How to Work with One | |
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| Appendix: Useful Books, Web Sites, and Professional Organizations | |
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| Index | |