Between One and Many: The Art and Science of Public Speaking with Free Speech Coach Student CD-ROM

by Brydon, Steven R.; Scott, Michael D.

• ISBN13: 9780072836417
• ISBN10: 0072836415
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

While maintaining its reputation for balancing the practice of public speaking with its classical and contemporary foundations, the 4th edition of Between One and Many provides students with the tools necessary to reach their audiences at school, in the workplace, and in the community. In this edition the authors use more accessible language, less jargon, and clear links between skills derived from theory and research and the actual practice of those skills. Based on the idea that the transaction between speakers and audiences determines the meaning of the message, Between One and Many demonstrates that public speaking is a refined and extended version of the conversational skills students put to use daily.

Table of Contents

Foundations

Practical Speaking

Personal Reasons for Developing Speaking Skills

Satisfying Your Personal Needs

Meeting the Personal Needs of Others

Professional Reasons for Developing Speaking Skills

Promoting Your Professional Self

Presenting Ideas to Decision Makers

Creating Change in the Workplace

Becoming a Functioning Force in Meetings

Developing Active Listening Skills

Public Reasons for Developing Speaking Skills

Becoming a Critical Thinker

Functioning as an Informed Citizen

Preserving Freedom of Speech

Raising the Level of Public Discourse

The Public Speaking Transaction

The Situation

The Speaker and the Audience Members

Messages: Content and Relational Components

Constructing and Interpreting Symbols

Channels

Perceptions

Words and Things

Considering Diversity: A Passion for Speaking: Jonathan Studebaker

Self-Assessment: How Much Experience Do You Have Speaking?

Your First Speech

First Things First Analyzing the Situation

Choosing a Topic

Choosing a General Speech Purpose

Writing Your Specific Purpose Statement

Writing Your Thesis Statement

Preparing Your Speech

Begin with your own experience

Look to general sources of information

Interview experts

Conduct computerized searches

Consider specialized sources of information

Organizing Your Speech Introduction

Body Conclusion

Presenting Your Speech

Use Your Voice Effectively

Use Your Face and Eyes Effectively

Use Your Body Effectively

Methods of Delivery

Speaking Of: Brainstorming for Topics

In Their Own Words: Sample Speech Outline: Go Sun Smart by Shelly Lee

Profile: The Dole Stroll

Managing Speech Anxiety

Physiological Arousal and Speech Anxiety

The Psychology of Arousal and Performance

Roots: Why some are more anxious than others

Pessimistic Attitude

Inadequate Preparation and Practice

Negative or Insufficient Experience

Unrealistic Goals

Negative Self-Talk

Misdirected Concerns

Managing Anxiety Before You Speak

Visual Imagery

Making Effective Use of Relaxation Techniques

Combining Techniques

Managing Anxiety During Your Speech

The Audience Appearance Self Talk

Managing Anxiety After Your Speech

Self-Assessment: How Anxious Are You About Public Speaking?

Self-Assessment: What Are the Sources of Your Speech Anxiety?

Profiles: An Athlete''s Approach to Anxiety: Kristi Yamaguchi

ListeningEveryday Importance of Listening

The Nature of Listening

Active Mindfulness

Selective Attention

Sensorial Involvement

Comprehension

Retention

Misconceptions About Listening"It''s Easy to Listen"I''m Smart, So I''m a Good Listener"There''s No Need to Plan Ahead"I Can Read, So I Can Listen"Obstacles to Listening

Physical Conditions

Cultural Differences

Personal Problems

Bias

Connotative Meanings

Anxiety

Goals of Listening

Listening to Understand

Listening to Appreciate

Critical Listening

Techniques to Improve Your Listening Skills

Setting Goals

Blocking Out Distracting Stimuli

Suspending Judgment

Focusing on Main Points

Recognizing Highlights and Signposts

Taking Effective Notes

Being Sensitive to Metacommunication

Paraphrasing

Questioning

Considering Diversity: Listening in High- and Low- Context Cultures

Self-Assessment: What Is Your Level of Receiver Apprehension?

Adapting to the Audience

Adapting to Your Audience

Goals and Specific Purpose

The Audience

Audience Diversity

Discovering Cultural Diversity

Adapting to Cultural Diversity

Demographic Diversity

Individual Diversity

The Situation

How Your Audience Can Help You Achieve Your Goals

Confronting Constraints

In Their Own Words: Excerpt of Mary Fisher AIDS speech

Considering Diversity: Between Two Cultures: Tomoko Mukawa

Self Assessment: How Collectivistic or Individualistic Are You?

Ethical Speaking

Basic Ethical Questions

Why Care About Ethics?

Is Everything Relative?

Are There Rules for Every Situation?

Does the Good of the Many Outweigh the Good of the Few?

How Do Specific Situations Affect Ethical Principles?

Do the Ends Justify the Means?

Ethical Norms for Public S

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