Connect Public Speaking 1 Semester Access Card for The Art of Public Speaking (NAI)

by Lucas, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780077262280
• ISBN10: 007726228X
• Edition: 10th
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-11-07
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

McGraw-Hill Connect Lucas is a revolutionary digital experience which allows students and instructors to access all course materials including the complete media and research library, study aids, speech preparation and assessment tools from one place, connectlucas.com. With its unique integrated learning system, the Connect Lucas products combine market-leading content, a proven course architecture, and unmatched flexibility to help students master the principles discussed in the text and apply them in their speeches.

Accessible at connectlucas.com, instructors can access all student features as well as create, administer, and grade assignments and exams completely online. Connect Lucas and Connect Lucas Plus also provide another channel for students and instructors to communicate by providing online access to the syllabus, course announcements, assignments, grades, and discussion forums. All content in the Connect Lucas products has been made “core to the course” so each feature can be assigned and assessed by instructors.

With Connect Lucas, students use the traditional printed text. Specially marked icons in the text guide students to the media-rich, interactive features available at connectlucas.com.

Bridging the printed page with a dynamic online environment, Connect Lucas Plus allows students and instructors to access the fully-integrated, media-rich textbook from connectlucas.com. As students read the book online, linked icons guide them to embedded media-rich, interactive features.

Table of Contents

Part One: Speaking and Listening

Chapter 1: Speaking in Public

Chapter 2: Ethics and Public Speaking

Chapter 3: Listening

Appendix: Giving Your First Speech

Part Two: Speech Preparation: Getting Started

Chapter 4: Selecting a Topic and a Purpose

Chapter 5: Analyzing the Audience

Chapter 6: Gathering Materials

Chapter 7: Supporting Your Ideas

Part Three: Speech Preparation: Organizing & Outlining

Chapter 8: Organizing the Body of the Speech

Chapter 9: Beginning and Ending the Speech

Chapter 10: Outlining the Speech

Part Four: Presenting the Speech

Chapter 11: Using Language

Chapter 12: Delivery

Chapter 13: Visual Aids

Appendix: Using PowerPoint

Part Five: Varieties of Public Speaking

Chapter 14: Speaking to Inform

Chapter 15: Speaking to Persuade

Chapter 16: Methods of Persuasion

Chapter 17: Speaking on Special Occasions

Chapter 18: Speaking in Small Groups

Appendix: Speeches for Analysis and Discussion