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Preface | |
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Surveying the Landscape | |
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Introducing the Study of Public Speaking | |
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Communication in the Modern World | |
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Classical Origins of Speaking | |
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The Communication Process | |
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Designing a Plan | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Building Your First Speech | |
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Extemporaneous Delivery and Speaking Styles | |
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Creating a Blueprint | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Analyzing Your Audience | |
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The Importance of Audience Analysis | |
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Conducting an Audience Analysis | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Improving Your Listening Skills | |
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The Significance of Listening | |
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The Process of Listening | |
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Kinds of Listening | |
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Barriers of Listening | |
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How to Become an Active Listener and Speaker | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Understanding and Reducing Your Apprehension | |
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Speech Anxiety Is Common | |
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Research into Stress and Communication Apprehension | |
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Reducing Communication Apprehension | |
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Taking Responsibility to Reduce Apprehension | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Considering the Ethics of Public Speaking | |
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The Need for Ethics in Society | |
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Evaluating a Speaker's Ethics | |
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Applying Ethical Standards | |
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Sample Speech The Right Way: A Matter of Principle | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Preparing the Foundation | |
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Selecting the Topic and Purpose | |
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Getting Ideas | |
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Selecting the Topic | |
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Writing the Specific Purpose | |
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Wording the Thesis Statement | |
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Putting It Together | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Conducting Research | |
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Preparing for Research | |
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Establishing Credibility | |
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Primary and Secondary Sources | |
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Using General References | |
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Guidelines for Searching the Internet | |
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Researching Substantive Sources | |
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Keeping Accurate Notes | |
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Interviewing | |
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The Bibliography: How to Record an Entry | |
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Avoiding Plagiarism | |
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Thinking Critically about Speech Research and Construction | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Choosing Supporting Materials | |
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Making the Appropriate Selection | |
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Statistics, Polls, and Surveys | |
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Examples, Illustrations, Case Studies, and Narratives | |
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Quotations and Testimonies from Authorities | |
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Comparisons and Contrasts | |
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Personal Experience and Observation | |
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Humor and Anecdotes | |
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Role-Playing | |
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Sample Speech Out of Sight, Out of Mind | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Creating the Structure | |
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Organizing the Body of the Speech | |
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Approaching Organization Logically | |
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Principles of Outlining | |
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Your Speaking Notes | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Selecting the Introduction and Conclusion | |
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Planning the Introduction | |
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Outlining the Introduction | |
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Planning the Conclusion | |
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Outlining the Conclusion | |
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Speaking Notes for the Introduction and Conclusion | |
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Sample Outline Raising the Monitor | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Refining the Appearance | |
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Using Audiovisual Aids | |
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Types of Audiovisual Aids | |
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Sample Speech: How Do Airplane Wings Produce Lift? | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Considering Language | |
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Developing Clarity | |
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Using Concrete Language | |
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Building a Unique Style | |
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Being Appropriate | |
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Making Ideas Meaningful and Interrelated | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Developing the Delivery | |
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Delivering the Speech | |
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Proper Breathing for Vocal Delivery | |
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Vocal Delivery | |
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Visual, Nonverbal Deliver | |
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Combining Vocal and Visual Delivery | |
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Building Skills in Delivery | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Considering Different Types of Structures | |
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Speaking to Inform | |
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The Difference Between Information and Persuasion | |
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Types of Informative Speeches | |
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Sample Speech: Raising the Monitor | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Speaking to Persuade | |
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Persuasion in Today's Society | |
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The Nature of Persuasion | |
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Ethos, Pathos, and Logos: The Means of Persuasion | |
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Logos: The Appeal to Reason | |
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Methods of Organizing Persuasive Speeches | |
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Sample Speech: Computer-Enhanced Advertising Should Be Clearly Labeled | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Speaking to Persuade: Motivating Audiences | |
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Strategies for Motivating Listeners | |
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The Speech to Actuate | |
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Applying the Motivated Sequence | |
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Sample Speech: Genocide in Sudan | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Speaking for Special Occasions | |
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Types of Special-Occasion Speeches | |
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Sample Speech: Dedication of the World War II Memorial | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Speaking in Groups | |
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Characteristics of Small Groups | |
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Development of Small Groups | |
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Solving Problems in Groups | |
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Participating in Groups | |
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Leadership in Small Groups | |
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Special Discussion Formats | |
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Summary | |
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Building a Speech Online | |
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Notes | |
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Glossary | |
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Photo Credits | |
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Index | |