Art of Public Speaking, PowerWeb and Topic Finder

by Lucas, Stephen E.

• ISBN13: 9780070389786
• ISBN10: 0070389780
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1991-10-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill College

Summary

The leading text in public speaking, The Art of Public Speaking is successful because it works well for both students and instructors. Instructors rely on its careful explanations, its reinforcing examples, and its attention to the basics that help their tentative students become competent speakers. Instructors have also come to rely on the most comprehensive package of support materials available with any text on public speaking. For students, the book brings the art of public speaking to life by providing a steady stream of vivid and illustrative examples and by patiently teaching the theory and practice of rhetoric by well-chosen examples.

Table of Contents

Speaking and Listening

Speaking in Public

Ethics and Public Speaking

Listening

Appendix: Giving Your First Speech

Speech Preparation: Getting Started

Selecting a Topic and Purpose

Analyzing the Audience

Gathering Materials

Supporting Your Ideas

Speech Preparation: Organizing & Outlining

Organizing the Body of the Speech

Beginning and Ending the Speech

Outlining the Speech

Presenting the Speech

Using Language

Delivery

Visual Aids

Appendix: Using PowerPoint

Varieties of Public Speaking

Speaking to Inform

Speaking to Persuade

Methods of Persuasion

Speaking on Special Occasions

Speaking in Small Groups

Appendix: Speeches for Analysis and Discussion

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