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Introduction | |
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Why You Need This Book | |
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About This Book | |
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Conventions Used in This Book | |
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Foolish Assumptions | |
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How This Book Is Organized | |
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Icons Used in This Book | |
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Where Do I Go from Here? | |
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Getting Started | |
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Giving a Speech | |
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Finding Out What You Need to Know | |
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Developing Your Speech | |
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Polishing It Off | |
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Delivering a Speech | |
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Preparing for Special Speaking Situations | |
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The Parts of Ten | |
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Getting Ready to Speak | |
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Making Important Preparations | |
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Analyzing Your Audience | |
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Relating to Your Audience | |
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Making the Most of Research | |
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Gathering Sources | |
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Getting Someone Else to Do Your Research--For Free | |
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Researching on the Web | |
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Organizing Your Speech | |
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Selecting Material to Include | |
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Following Patterns of Organization | |
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Creating Your Outline | |
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Timing | |
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Organizing Your Speech Effectively | |
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Preparing Your Speech | |
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Body Building: Strengthening the Content of Your Speech | |
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Making Appeals to Your Audience | |
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Finding Solid Forms of Support | |
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Getting Off on the Right Foot: Introductions | |
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Discovering What the Introduction Must Do | |
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Creating the Perfect Introduction | |
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Getting Started in Fifteen Fabulous Ways | |
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All's Well That Ends Well: Conclusions | |
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Making Your Conclusion Work | |
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Creating the Perfect Conclusion | |
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Wrapping It Up in Style | |
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Making Your Speech Sparkle | |
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Making Sense of Your Speech | |
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Editing Your Speech--Pain-free | |
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Making Transitions | |
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Getting the Words Right | |
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Honing Your Tone and Style | |
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Creating Catch Phrases | |
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Spicing Up Your Speech with Classic Rhetorical Devices | |
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Making Eye Contact Count: Visual Aids | |
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Using Charts and Graphs | |
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Making Use of Slides, Overheads, and PowerPoint | |
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Flipping for Flipcharts | |
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Creating Great Video (And Audio) | |
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Making an Impact with Multimedia | |
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Wowing Your Audience with Simple Multimedia Techniques | |
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Hitting a Home Run with Handouts | |
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Delivering Your Speech | |
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Overcoming Stage Fright | |
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Changing Your Perceptions | |
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Transforming Terror to Terrific | |
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Preventing and Handling Stage Fright | |
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Body Language: What's Out, What's In, and What's International | |
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Understanding Body Language | |
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Making Eye Contact Count | |
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Dressing to Impress | |
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Mastering Physical Positioning and Movement | |
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Paralanguage: What Your Voice Says about You | |
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Handling Questions | |
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Discovering the Basics | |
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Coming Up with a Perfect Answer | |
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Using Question-Handling Techniques | |
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Dealing with Common Types of Questions | |
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Responding to Special Situations | |
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Handling Hostile Questions | |
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Handling the Audience | |
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Reading an Audience's Reaction | |
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Making the Audience Comfortable | |
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Handling a Tough Audience | |
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Handling a Nonresponsive Audience | |
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Common Speaking Situations | |
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Speaking to the City Council and School Board | |
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Remembering Some Rules | |
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Maximizing Your Effectiveness | |
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Avoiding the Five Biggest Turnoffs for Public Officials | |
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Small Talk: Impromptu Speaking and Introducing Other Speakers | |
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Say a Few Words: Giving Impromptu Speeches | |
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Introducing Other Presenters | |
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Panels and Roundtables | |
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Being on a Panel | |
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Participating in a Roundtable | |
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Debates | |
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Checking Out the Basics | |
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Arguing in the Affirmative | |
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Arguing Against the Affirmative | |
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Kiss My Rebuttal | |
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Beating Your Opponent, in Six Different Ways | |
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International Speaking | |
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Discovering the Culture of Your Audience | |
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Crafting Your Message | |
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Adapting Your Delivery | |
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Virtual Meetings: Phone, Video, and Web | |
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Choosing a Type of Virtual Meeting to Hold | |
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Preparing for a Virtual Meeting | |
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Participating in a Virtual Meeting | |
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Taking in Tips for Teleconferences | |
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The Part of Tens | |
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Ten Types of Humor That Anyone Can Use | |
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Using Personal Anecdotes | |
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Analogies | |
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Quotes | |
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Cartoons | |
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Definitions | |
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Abbreviations and acronyms | |
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Signs | |
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Laws | |
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Greeting cards | |
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Bumper stickers | |
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Ten Things to Check Before You Speak | |
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Sound System | |
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Podium | |
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Audiovisual Equipment | |
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Lighting | |
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Human Equipment | |
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Electricity | |
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Restrooms | |
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Seating Arrangements | |
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Potential Distractions | |
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How to Get There | |
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Index | |