Speaking With a Purpose

by Koch, Arthur

• ISBN13: 9780205319640
• ISBN10: 0205319645
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

Speaking with a Purpose provides the nuts and bolts students need to become effective public speakers. Intentionally brief, this text allows students to concentrate on the preparation, practice, and presentation of their speeches without getting bogged down by theoretical discussions. The focus on purpose and audience response, which incorporates consideration of cultural diversity, helps students identify ways to make their speeches more effective. Highly popular, this text is the best of the short books available on the subject.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Getting Started	1	(18)
Say Something Worthwhile	2	(1)
Say It Ethically and Accurately	3	(1)
Say It in an Easy Way	3	(1)
Projecting Confidence	4	(2)
The Truth about Nervousness	6	(1)
How to Develop Self-Confidence	7	(2)
Visual Imagery for Confidence in Public Speaking	9	(1)
A Script for Using Visual Imagery to Develop Confidence in Speaking	10	(1)
The Communicative Act	11	(2)
Communication Breakdowns	13	(1)
Listening	14	(1)
Barriers to Listening	14	(2)
Ways to Improve Listening	16	(1)
Note-Taking Tips	17	(1)
Exercises	18	(1)
Determine Your Purpose and Subject	19	(9)
Selecting a Subject	20	(3)
Specific Purpose	23	(1)
The Central Idea	24	(2)
Exercises	26	(2)
Audience Analysis	28	(12)
Who Exactly Is My Audience?	28	(1)
What Response Can I Reasonably Expect from My Audience?	29	(1)
Will My Audience Find This Subject Useful?	29	(1)
Will My Audience Find This Subject Interesting?	30	(1)
What Is My Audience's Knowledge of My Subject?	30	(1)
What Demographic Characteristics Should I Consider about My Audience?	31	(1)
Is My Audience's Attitude Favorable, Indifferent, or Opposed?	32	(5)
Exercises	37	(3)
Supporting Your Ideas	40	(12)
Examples	41	(1)
Explanation	42	(1)
Statistics	43	(3)
Testimony	46	(1)
Comparison and Contrast	47	(1)
Visual Aids	48	(3)
Combined Supports	51	(1)
Exercises	51	(1)
Gathering Supportive Material	52	(12)
Personal Experience and Knowledge	52	(2)
The Library	54	(2)
Electronic Services	56	(4)
Interviewing	60	(1)
Writing Away for Materials	61	(1)
Bibliography Cards	61	(1)
Taking Notes	62	(1)
Bibliography	63	(1)
Exercises	63	(1)
Preparing the Content of Your Speech	64	(11)
Organizing Your Speech	65	(1)
Planning the Body	66	(1)
Decide on Main Points	66	(2)
Arranging the Central Idea and Main Points	68	(3)
Body of Speech	71	(1)
Transitions	72	(1)
Exercises	73	(2)
The Introduction and Conclusion	75	(17)
Objectives of Introductions	75	(1)
Attention Step in Introductions	76	(4)
Types of Conclusions	80	(3)
Outlining Your Speech	83	(3)
Sample Full-Sentence Outline for a Speech to Instruct	86	(4)
Exercises	90	(2)
Preparing for Delivery	92	(10)
Sample Delivery Outline	93	(2)
Using Note Cards	95	(1)
Extemporaneous Method	96	(3)
Practicing the Speech	99	(2)
Exercises	101	(1)
Delivery	102	(18)
Impromptu Speeches	102	(1)
Manuscript Speeches	103	(1)
Memorized Speeches	104	(1)
Extemporaneous Speeches	104	(1)
Nonverbal Communication	105	(1)
Kinesics	106	(3)
Paralanguage	109	(4)
Proxemics	113	(2)
Delivery Pitfalls	115	(1)
Exercises	116	(4)
Informing	120	(21)
Demonstration Speeches	120	(2)
Definition Speeches	122	(4)
Description Speeches	126	(2)
Expository Speeches	128	(6)
Guidelines for Informative Speaking	134	(2)
Sample Speech to Inform	136	(3)
Exercises	139	(2)
Persuasion	141	(20)
Persuasion Defined	141	(1)
Personal Proof	142	(3)
Psychological Proof	145	(3)
Logical Proof	148	(1)
Deductive Reasoning	149	(2)
Inductive Reasoning	151	(1)
Other Forms of Reasoning	152	(2)
Fallacies	154	(2)
Types of Persuasive Speeches	156	(2)
Sample Speech to Convince	158	(1)
Exercises	159	(2)
Group Communication	161	(15)
The Functions of Discussion	161	(2)
Types of Discussion	163	(3)
Participating in Discussion	166	(2)
Moderating the Discussion	168	(1)
A Pattern for Problem Solving	169	(2)
Evaluating Discussions	171	(2)
Using Case Problems	173	(3)
Index	176