Speak up: an illustrated guide to public speaking

[pt. 1.] The basics of public speaking

1. Introducing public speaking

What is public speaking?

Why study public speaking?

Public speaking : a great tradition

Public speaking : a dynamic discipline

Summary

2. Developing your first speech

Why prepare?

The classical approach to speech preparation

Preparing and delivering your first speech

Overcoming speech anxiety

Summary

3. Speech ethics

Legal speech, ethical speech

Communicating truthfully

Acknowledging the work of others

Using sound reasoning

Being an ethical listener

Summary

4. Listening skills

Why listen?

The listening process

The culprits behind poor listening

Becoming a better listener

Maximizing your audience's listening

Listening when you are in the audience

Summary

[pt. 2.] Preparation fundamentals

5. Audience analysis

Understanding situational characteristics

Incorporating demographics

Seeking common ground

Identifying prior exposure

Identifying audience disposition

Gathering information about your audience

Situational audience analysis

Summary

6. Selecting your topic

Developing a set of potential topics

Selecting the best topic

Refining your topic

Drafting your specific purpose statement

Drafting your thesis statement

Summary

7. Researching your speech

Why research?

Creating a research plan

Evaluating a source's credibility

Conducting library research

Using the Internet

Interviewing sources

Presenting evidence in your speeches

Summary

8. Using supporting materials for your speech

Why use supporting materials?

Types of supporting materials

Guidelines for using supporting materials

Summary

[pt. 3.] Organizing and outlining

9. Organizing your speech

Selecting your main points

Organizing your supporting materials

Arranging your main points

Using organizing words and sentences

Summary

10. Introductions and conclusions

Introducing your speech

Concluding your speech

Summary

11. Outlining your speech

Types of outlines

Creating your working outline

Creating your speaking outline

Summary

[pt. 4.] Language and delivery

12. Language and style

The importance of language and word choice

Differences between oral and written language

Denotative and connotative meaning

Presenting your message clearly

Expressing your ideas effectively

Choosing respectful and unbiased language

Summary

13. Delivering your speech

Selecting the right mode of delivery

Using vocal delivery skills

Using nonverbal delivery skills

Summary

14. Using audiovisual aids

Why use audiovisual aids?

Types of audiovisual aids

Audience analysis and audiovisual aids

Guidelines for preparing audiovisual aids

Using audiovisual aids during your speech

Summary

[pt. 5.] Types of public speaking

15. Informative speaking

Techniques for informing

Types of informative speeches

Developing your informative speech

Clarifying and simplifying your message

Sample informative speech : Rachel Parrish, Spider silk : a miracle material derived from ... goats?

Sample informative speech : Elvia Anguiano, Precision guided tumor killers

Summary

16. Persuasive speaking

The nature of a persuasive speech

Framing your argument based on audience disposition

Incorporating persuasive strategies

Ethical persuasion

Organizing your persuasive speech

Summary

17. Methods of persuasion

Ethos : your credibility as a speaker

Logos : the evidence and reasoning behind your message

Pathos : evoking your listeners' emotions

Sample persuasive speech : Anna Martinez, Extra credit you can live without

Sample persuasive speech : Sue Suter, Women with disabilities : how to become a boat rocker in life

Summary

18. Special-occasion speaking

Types of special occasion speeches

General guidelines for special occasions

Strategies for each type of special-occasion speech

Sample special-occasion speech : Her Majesty Queen Noor, 2002 Mount Holyoke College commencement address

Sample special-occasion speech : Governor Jennifer Granholm, Remarks at the funeral of civil rights leader Rosa Parks

Sample special-occasion speech : William Faulkner, Speech to accept the 1949 Nobel Prize for Literature

Summary

19. Group communication

Effective group leadership

Effective group membership

Group decision making and the reflective-thinking process

Delivering group presentations

Summary

Appendix : additional sample speeches

Sample informative speech : Josh Betancur, Invisibility : science fiction no more!

Sample persuasive speech : David Kruckenberg, Child slavery and the production of chocolate

Sample persuasive speech : Senator Barack Obama, Keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic Party National Convention

Sample special-occasion speech : General Douglas MacArthur, 1962 Sylvanus Thayer Award acceptance speech

Sample special-occasion speech : Arturo V. Ramirez, Speech at the TAHP reception on Cesar Chavez Day

Notes

Glossary

Index