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| Preface | |
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| Communicating with Others: Your Most Important Skill | |
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| What Is Communication? | |
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| The Components of Communication | |
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| The Principles of Communication | |
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| Attitude Is More Important than Aptitude | |
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| Communication Skills for Your Life | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Giving Yourself Permission: Welcoming a New You | |
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| Giving Yourself Permission to Make Mistakes | |
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| A Permission List for Speakers | |
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| Giving Yourself Permission to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking | |
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| Why Are You So Nervous? | |
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| Public Speaking Is Different from Conversation | |
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| Some Encouraging Words about Stage Fright | |
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| Will I Ever Get Rid of These Butterflies? | |
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| Adventure and Growth, Not Safety | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| The Basics of Public Speaking: Seeing Your Speech as Your Life | |
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| Your First Speech | |
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| Public Speaking | |
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| Three Principles for Public Speaking | |
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| Four Speaking Methods | |
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| Your Message | |
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| Your Speech Organization | |
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| Your Delivery | |
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| Being an Ethical Speaker | |
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| Helpful Hints for Your First Speech | |
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| Impromptu Speaking | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Organizing Your Speech: Keeping It Simple | |
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| Keep It Simple | |
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| Speech Organization | |
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| The Body | |
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| The Introduction | |
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| The Conclusion | |
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| Constructing Your Speech Outline | |
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| Speaking Notes | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Selecting Your Topic: Choosing Your Path | |
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| It's Your Choice | |
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| Brainstorming Possible Topics | |
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| Determining Your Speaking Purpose | |
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| Determining Your Specific Purpose | |
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| Selecting Your Main Points | |
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| Analyzing Your Audience | |
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| Gathering Information about Your Audience | |
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| Speech Preparation Questionnaire | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Gathering Your Material: What You Sow Is What You Reap | |
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| What to Look For | |
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| Where to Look for Speech Information | |
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| How to RecordYour Speech Information | |
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| The Evidence Three-Step | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Listening to Others: Being Good to the Speaker | |
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| The Listening Process | |
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| Barriers to Listening | |
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| Bridges to Listening | |
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| The Benefits of Listening | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Delivering Your Speech: Being Yourself | |
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| Characteristics of Good Delivery | |
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| Elements of Good Delivery | |
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| Speech Practice | |
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| Your Delivery between Speeches | |
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| Take the Opportunity to View Your Speech | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Informing Your Audience: Teaching Others | |
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| Goals of Informative Speaking | |
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| Designs for Informative Speaking | |
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| Language Use for Informative Speaking | |
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| Types of Informative Speeches | |
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| Answering Questions from the Audience | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Persuading Your Audience: Changing Others | |
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| Basics of Persuasion | |
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| Aristotle's Three Persuasive Proofs | |
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| Types of Persuasive Speeches | |
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| Special Occasion Speeches | |
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| Communication Activities | |
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| Index | |