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Art of Public Speaking : With Student Speeches,9780072355611

Art of Public Speaking : With Student Speeches

by Lucas, Stephen E.

Edition:

6th

ISBN13:

9780072355611

ISBN10:

0072355611

Format:

Paperback

Pub. Date:

6/1/1998

Publisher(s):

McGraw-Hill College

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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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