The Art of Public Speaking with Connect Lucas

by Lucas, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780077306298
• ISBN10: 0077306295
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780073216331, 9780073228655, 9780073406732, 9780077262280
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-11-03
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
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Summary

By far the leading speech textbook of our time,The Art of Public Speakinghas defined the art of being the best for more than 10 million students and instructors. Whether a novice or an experienced speaker, every student will learn how to be a better public speaker through Lucas' clear explanations of classical and contemporary theory and thorough coverage of practical applications.The new edition offers a revolutionary digital experience--McGraw-HillConnect LucasandConnect Lucas Plus. TheConnect Lucasproducts allow students and instructors to access all course materials including a complete media and research library, study aids and speech preparation and assessment tools from a single place, connectlucas.com . WithConnect 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 .Connect Lucas Plusallows 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.Learn more and visit connectlucas.com .

Table of Contents

Speaking and Listening

Speaking in Public

Ethics and Public Speaking

Listening Appendix: Giving Your First Speech

Speech Preparation: Getting Started

Selecting a Topic and Purpose

Analyzing the Audience

Gathering Materials

Supporting Your Ideas

Speech Preparation: Organizing & Outlining

Organizing the Body of the Speech

Beginning and Ending the Speech

Outlining the Speech

Presenting the Speech

Using Language

Delivery

Visual Aids Appendix: Using PowerPoint

Varieties of Public Speaking

Speaking to Inform

Speaking to Persuade

Methods of Persuasion

Speaking on Special Occasions

Speaking in Small Groups

Appendix: Speeches for Analysis and Discussion

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