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9780070390645

Art of Public Speaking, PowerWeb and Topic Finder

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    9780070390645

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    0070390649

  • Edition: 6th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-10-01
  • Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div
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Summary

The Art of Public Speaking is successful because it works well for both students and instructors. Instructors have come to rely on its careful explanations, its reinforcing examples, and its attention to the basics that help tentative students become competent speakers. Instructors have come to rely on the most comprehensive package of support materials available with any public speaking text. Meticulously prepared by the author to support and reflect the text, the ancillary materials allow the least experienced teaching assistant and the busiest professor to teach with confidence.

Table of Contents

PART ONE SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Speaking in Public
1(32)
The Power of Public Speaking
2(2)
Similarities Between Public Speaking and Conversation
4(2)
Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation
6(2)
Developing Confidence: Your Speech Class
8(7)
Nervousness Is Normal
9(1)
Dealing with Nervousness
10(5)
Public Speaking and Critical Thinking
15(1)
The Speech Communication Process
16(6)
Speaker
16(1)
Message
17(1)
Channel
18(1)
Listener
18(1)
Feedback
19(1)
Interference
20(1)
Situation
20(1)
The Speech Communication Process: Example with Commentary
21(1)
Public Speaking in a Multicultural World
22(11)
Cultural Diversity in the Modern World
22(1)
Cultural Diversity and Public Speaking
23(2)
Avoiding Ethnocentrism
25(8)
Ethics and Public Speaking
33(22)
The Importance of Ethics
34(2)
Guidelines for Ethical Speaking
36(7)
Make Sure Your Goals Are Ethically Sound
36(1)
Be Fully Prepared for Each Speech
37(1)
Be Honest in What You Say
38(1)
Avoid Name-Calling and Other Forms of Abusive Language
39(2)
Put Ethical Principles into Practice
41(2)
Plagiarism
43(4)
Global Plagiarism
43(1)
Patchwork Plagiarism
44(2)
Incremental Plagiarism
46(1)
Guidelines for Ethical Listening
47(8)
Be Courteous and Attentive
47(1)
Avoid Prejudging the Speaker
48(1)
Maintain the Free and Open Expression of Ideas
49(6)
Listening
55(20)
Listening Is Important
56(1)
Listening and Critical Thinking
57(1)
Four Causes of Poor Listening
58(5)
Not Concentrating
58(2)
Listening Too Hard
60(1)
Jumping to Conclusions
61(1)
Focusing on Delivery and Personal Appearance
62(1)
How to Become a Better Listener
63(12)
Take Listening Seriously
63(1)
Resist Distractions
63(1)
Don't Be Diverted by Appearance or Delivery
64(1)
Suspend Judgement
65(1)
Focus Your Listening
65(4)
Develop Note-Taking Skills
69(6)
PART TWO SPEECH PREPARATION: GETTING STARTED
Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
75(24)
Choosing a Topic
76(6)
Topics You Know a Lot About
77(1)
Topics You Want to Know More About
78(1)
Brainstorming for Topics
78(4)
Determining the General Purpose
82(2)
Determining the Specific Purpose
84(5)
Tips for Formulating the Specific Purpose Statement
85(2)
Questions to Ask About Your Specific Purpose
87(2)
Phrasing the Central Idea
89(10)
What Is the Central Idea?
89(3)
Guidelines for the Central Idea
92(7)
Analyzing the Audience
99(28)
Audience-Centeredness
100(2)
Your Classmates As an Audience
102(1)
The Psychology of Audiences
103(1)
Demographic Audience Analysis
104(6)
Age
104(1)
Gender
105(2)
Racial, Ethnic, or Cultural Background
107(1)
Religion
108(1)
Group Membership
109(1)
Situational Audience Analysis
110(4)
Size
110(1)
Physical Setting
110(1)
Disposition Toward the Topic
111(2)
Disposition Toward the Speaker
113(1)
Disposition Toward the Occasion
113(1)
Getting Information About the Audience
114(5)
Interviewing
115(1)
Questionnaires
115(4)
Adapting to the Audience
119(8)
Audience Adaptation Before the Speech
119(1)
Audience Adaptation During the Speech
120(7)
Gathering Materials
127(40)
Using Your Own Knowledge and Experience
128(1)
Doing Library Research
129(11)
Librarians
129(1)
Library Catalogues
130(2)
Periodical Indexes
132(3)
Newspaper Indexes
135(1)
References Works
136(4)
Searching the Internet
140(10)
Browsers
140(1)
Search Engines
141(1)
Keyword Searches
142(1)
Subject Searches
143(1)
Bookmarks
144(1)
Specialized Research Resources
144(4)
Evaluating Internet Documents
148(2)
Interviewing
150(5)
Before the Interview
151(2)
During the Interview
153(1)
After the Interview
154(1)
Writing and Calling for Information
155(1)
Tips for Doing Research
156(11)
Start Early
156(1)
Make a Preliminary Bibliography
156(2)
Take Notes Efficiently
158(2)
Think About Your Materials As You Research
160(7)
Supporting Your Ideas
167
Supporting Materials and Critical Thinking
169
Examples
170
Brief Examples
170
Extended Examples
171
Hypothetical Examples
172
Tips for Using Examples
172
Statistics
175
Understanding Statistics
176
Tips for Using Statistics
179
Where to Find Statistics
183
Testimony
184
Expert Testimony
184
Peer Testimony
185
Quoting Versus Paraphrasing
186
Tips for Using Testimony
186
Sample Speech With Commentary
189

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