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| The Basics | |
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| Presentation Speaking | |
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| The Real World of Presentation Speaking | |
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| What Is Presentation Speaking? | |
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| Basic Principles of Presentation Speaking | |
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| How Communication Works Becoming an Effective Speaker | |
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| Listening and Critical Thinking | |
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| What Is Listening? | |
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| Learning to Listen | |
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| Listening to Your Audience | |
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| What Is Critical Thinking? | |
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| Adapting to Different Ways of Thinking | |
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| Building Presentation Confidence | |
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| What Is Presentation Anxiety? | |
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| Becoming a Confident Speaker Just Do It | |
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| Preparation | |
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| Purpose and Topic Topic Versus Purpose Determining Your Purpose From Purpose to Topic | |
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| Audience Analysis and Adaptation Audience-Focused Communication | |
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| Researching Your Audience | |
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| Gathering Audience | |
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| Information Analyzing and Adapting to Your Audience | |
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| Mid-Presentation Adaptation | |
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| Speaker Credibility and Ethics | |
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| Components of Speaker Credibility | |
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| Developing Credibility Ethos and Ethics | |
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| Good Speeches by Good Speakers | |
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| The Good Audience | |
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| Logistics and Occasion | |
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| Why Place and Occasion Matter Logistics Occasion Dress and Appearance Link Purpose, Audience, and Place | |
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| Content and Organization | |
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| Supporting Material Support Your Ideas Research Strategies Documentation | |
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| Organization Why Organization Matters | |
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| How to Get Organized Organizational Patterns Match the Format to the Content | |
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| Organizational Tools Getting Ready to Outline | |
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| The Formal Outline Connecting Your Key Points Creative Organization | |
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| Introductions and Conclusions | |
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| Introductions as Mini-Presentations | |
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| Ways to Begin Starting Strong Last Impressions | |
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| Last Conclusions as Mini-Presentations | |
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| Ways to End Ending Effectively | |
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| Engaging Your Audience | |
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| Engaging Language | |
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| The Power and Perils of Language | |
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| The Nature of Language Style Presentation Principles and Language | |
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| Generating Interest Overcoming Audience Disinterest | |
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| The Power of Stories | |
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| The Benefits of Audience Participation Summing up Interest Factors Break the Rules | |
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| Performance | |
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| Performance and Practice Choosing How to Deliver Your Presentation Practice Mid-Performance Decisions | |
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| Vocal Delivery Developing an Effective Speaking Voice Components of an Effective Voice Clarity and Correctness | |
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| Physical Delivery Making a Good Physical Impression Delivering Mediated Presentations Putting It All Together | |
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| Presentation Aids How Presentation Aids Can Help You Messages and Media Selecting the Media Visual Design Principles Handling | |
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| Your Presentation Aids | |
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| Applications | |
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| Developing Informative Presentations | |
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| What Is an Informative Presentation? | |
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| Informative Strategies Insider Secrets of Informative Presentations | |
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| Understanding Persuasion What Is Persuasion? | |
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| The Dynamics of Persuasion | |
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| Why Does Persuasion Work? | |
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| Applying Marketing Concepts to Persuasion | |
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| Developing Persuasive Presentations Purposeful Persuasion Organizing | |
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| Your Persuasive Presentation Fallacies of Argument | |
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| Developing Special Presentations | |
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| Special Presentations | |
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| Introducing a Presenter Welcoming an Audience | |
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| Making a Toast Delivering a Eulogy Sales Presentations | |
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| Humorous Presentations | |
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| Answering Audience Questions Impromptu Speaking | |
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| Developing Group Presentations What Are Groups? | |
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| Types of Groups Communicating in Small Groups Presenting in Virtual Groups | |
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| Appendix: Sample Presentations | |
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| Glossary | |