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Preface | |
Speech Communication | |
The Communicative Act | |
Communication Breakdown | |
Listening | |
Getting Started | |
Projecting Confidence | |
The Truth About Nervousness | |
How to Develop Self-Confidence | |
Visual Imagery for Confidence in Public Speaking | |
A Script for Using Visual Imagery to Develop Confidence in Speaking | |
Ethics in Communication | |
Exercises | |
Speech Assisgnments | |
Audience Analysis | |
Who Exactly Is My Audience? | |
What Response Can I Reasonably Expect from My Audience? | |
Will My Audience Find This Subject Useful? | |
Will My Audience Find This Subject Interesting? | |
What Is My Audience's Knowledge of My Subject? | |
What Demographic Characteristics Should I Consider about My Audience? | |
Is My Audience's Attitude Favorable, Indifferent, or Opposed? | |
Determine Your Purpose and Subject | |
Selecting a Subject | |
Specific Purpose | |
The Central Idea | |
The Introduction and Conclusion | |
Objectives of Introductions | |
Attention Step in Introductions | |
Types of Conclusions | |
Sample Full-Sentence Outline for a Speech to Instruct | |
Bibliography | |
Gathering Supportive Material | |
Personal Experience and Knowledge | |
Clustering | |
The Library | |
The Librarian | |
The Computerized Catalog | |
Electronic Resources | |
The Internet | |
Ethics in Using the Internet | |
The World Wide Web | |
Telnet | |
Usenet | |
Interviewing | |
Taking Notes | |
Bibliography | |
An Article in a Periodical | |
A Book | |
Supporting Your Ideas | |
Examples | |
Explanation | |
Statistics | |
Testimony | |
Comparison and Contrast | |
Visual Aids | |
Computer Generated Visual Aids | |
Combined Supports | |
Preparing the Content of Your Speech | |
Organizing Your Speech | |
Planning the Body | |
Outlining Your Speech | |
Body of Speech | |
Transitions | |
Delivering Your Speech | |
Impromptu Speeches | |
Manuscript Speeches | |
Memorized Speeches | |
Extemporaneous Speeches | |
Nonverbal Communication | |
Effective Word Choice | |
Interestingness | |
Appropriateness | |
Extemporaneous Method | |
Sample Delivery Outline | |
Using Note Cards | |
Practicing the Speech | |
Delivery Distractions | |
Delivery Pitfalls | |
Informing | |
Demonstration Speeches | |
Description Speeches | |
Expository Speeches | |
Guidelines for Informative Speaking | |
Sample Speech to Inform | |
Persuasion | |
Persuasion Defined | |
Deductive Reasoning | |
Inductive Reasoning | |
Other Forms of Reasoning | |
Fallacies | |
Types of Persuasive Speeches | |
Sample Speech to Convince | |
Sample Speech to Reinforce | |
Group Communication | |
The Functions of Discussion | |
Types of Discussion | |
Participating in Discussion | |
Moderating the Discussion | |
A Pattern for Problem Solving | |
Evaluating Discussions | |
Using Case Problems | |
Index | |
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