You're no idiot, of course. You can hold your own in water cooler conversation, are the life of the party at get togethers, and have no problen firing a quick comeback at your smart-alecky friends. But when it comes to standing onstage in front of a group of people, you feel like you're the one in your underwear--not the audience. Don't hide behind the lectern just yet! The Complet Idiot's Guide to Public Speaking, Second Edition helps you feel confident and build the skills you need to deliver winning speeches and presentations. In this completely revised and updated Complete Idiot's Guide, you'll find:

Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D., is a highly accomplished public speaker, English professor, and author. Among her many highly successful books are The Complete Idiot's Guide to Grammar and Style, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Money Freelanching, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Shakespeare, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Literature. Dr. Rozakis lives in Farmingdale, New York.

Clearing Your Throat	p. 1
What Fresh Hell Is This?	p. 3
You Mean I Have to Get Up and Say Something?	p. 4
Fright Night	p. 4
Top Ten Excuses People Use to Avoid Public Speaking	p. 6
Why We Feel Nervous About Public Speaking	p. 9
Stage Fright	p. 11
Armchair Diagnosis: Symptoms of Stage Fright	p. 12
Why You're Afraid	p. 13
Conquer Your Fear	p. 16
Physical and Mental Exercises for Releasing Stress	p. 16
Symptoms and Solutions	p. 18
Take a Test Run	p. 19
Use It!	p. 19
All the World's a Stage	p. 21
Reach Out and Touch Someone	p. 22
So Why Do This to Yourself?	p. 23
The Leader of the Pack	p. 25
Why You're Reading This	p. 30
Do You Hear What I Hear?	p. 31
First Contact	p. 32
You're Only Human	p. 32
Types of Communication	p. 34
Special Delivery	p. 35
Common Communication Problems	p. 39
Say What?	p. 40
Check Mate	p. 41
Communication Isn't Always Valuable	p. 42
Communication Can't Solve Everything	p. 42
More Communication Isn't Always Better	p. 43
Say What You Mean	p. 44
Communication Can Be Complex	p. 45
It's All in the Planning	p. 47
Fun with SPAM	p. 49
Situation	p. 49
Purpose	p. 51
Audience	p. 53
Method	p. 54
Getting to Know You: Audience Analysis	p. 57
Why Me?	p. 58
People Who Need People	p. 58
Let Me Entertain You	p. 60
Why Are They Here?	p. 61
Appearance Doesn't Matter--Or Does It?	p. 62
Gender Bender	p. 62
Dumb as Toast?	p. 63
Spin Doctor	p. 64
Your Place in the Sun	p. 64
Location, Location, Location	p. 65
Pull It Together	p. 65
Types of Speeches	p. 67
The Three Main Kinds of Public Speaking	p. 68
A-to-Z Speeches	p. 69
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Speaking to Inform	p. 77
Dream Theme	p. 78
What If You Have Nothing to Say?	p. 79
Basic Patterns	p. 80
Hit the Books	p. 82
Leaving it Unsaid	p. 84
My Way or the Highway: Speaking to Persuade	p. 87
I've Looked at Life from Both Sides Now	p. 88
Surfing the Net	p. 89
Buyer Beware	p. 89
Taking a Side	p. 92
Appealing to Logic	p. 92
Appealing to Emotion	p. 93
Would You Buy a Used Speech from This Person?	p. 94
Truth or Consequences	p. 95
The Life of the Party: Speaking to Entertain	p. 99
Playing the Crowd	p. 100
Developing a Clear, Central Theme	p. 100
Doing the Heavy Lifting	p. 101
Get the Facts!	p. 102
Share and Share Alike	p. 104
Making Happy Talk	p. 104
Writing Your Speech	p. 107
Whose Speech Is It, Anyway?: Speech Style	p. 109
Words and More Words	p. 110
Hone the Tone	p. 112
Avoid Sexist Language, Baby	p. 115
Go Figure	p. 116
Throw Out the Rule Book: A Look at Grammar	p. 118
A Final Word: Be True to Yourself	p. 118
Getting Organized	p. 121
Time Marches On	p. 122
Be Sincere, Be Brief, Be Seated	p. 123
Another Look at Methods of Organization	p. 124
Be Supportive	p. 126
Time to Outline	p. 131
What, Me Outline?	p. 132
How to Know a Good Outline When You See One	p. 132
Outline Rules	p. 133
Recipe for a Great Outline	p. 138
The All-Purpose Outline	p. 139
Start at the Very Beginning, A Very Good Place to Start	p. 141
Hand-in-Glove: Intro and Speech	p. 141
Story Time	p. 142
Asked and Answered	p. 144
Greetings from the Home Team	p. 145
You Could Look It Up	p. 146
The Numbers Game	p. 148
Sex, Lies, and Videotapes	p. 150
Laugh In	p. 150
Body Building	p. 153
Write Away	p. 154
Tailored to Fit	p. 155
Cast and Crew	p. 158
Go with the Flow: Transitions	p. 161
Getting It on Paper	p. 162
Are We There Yet?: Conclusions, Revisions, and Titles	p. 165
End Game	p. 166
Body Shop: Matching the Conclusion to the Speech	p. 170
Reading and Revising	p. 171
Crafting a Title	p. 171
Ever Hear the One About...?: Using Humor	p. 173
Laugh In	p. 174
What Makes a Good Joke?	p. 175
Be of Good Cheer	p. 176
Making Humor Work for You	p. 178
Jokes That Never Work	p. 179
Taking the Show on the Road: Multicultural Concerns and International Speeches	p. 181
Vive la Difference	p. 182
Ways to Get Your Message Across in Any Language	p. 183
Stroll Through the Cultural Minefield	p. 185
Lingua Franca	p. 189
Take It On Home: Tackling Specific Kinds of Speeches	p. 193
Informational Speeches	p. 195
Insert Tab A into Slot B: Explaining a Process	p. 196
Working Nine to Five: Job-Training and Teaching Sessions	p. 197
The Corner Office: Interviews	p. 198
In the Hot Seat: Giving Testimony	p. 199
Let's Get Critical	p. 200
Listen Up: Describe an Object, Person, or Place	p. 201
Define a Concept	p. 201
Persuasive Speeches	p. 203
True to Type	p. 203
Sales Presentations	p. 205
Dead, But Not Forgotten: Eulogies	p. 208
Proactive Problem-Solvers	p. 211
Vote Early and Often	p. 211
Nominating a Candidate	p. 212
Entertaining Speeches	p. 215
The Host with the Most: Introducing a Speaker	p. 216
Making the Grade: Giving a Graduation Speech	p. 218
Put Your Hands Together For	p. 220
The Envelope, Please: Presenting an Award	p. 221
Speaking at Conventions	p. 222
Happy Birthday to You!	p. 223
Going to the Chapel: Speaking at Weddings	p. 224
Cutting the Ribbon: Dedicating an Imposing Edifice	p. 227
Speaking Off-the-Cuff	p. 229
Been There, Done That	p. 230
Know Your Stuff	p. 230
Lost in Space	p. 232
Uh, Like, Wow: Speak in Complete Sentences	p. 233
Nowhere to Hide: Question-and-Answer Sessions	p. 234
When the Well Runs Dry	p. 235
Practice Makes Perfect	p. 236
Debate and Parliamentary Procedure	p. 239
Point/Counterpoint	p. 240
Assume the Position	p. 240
Doing Hard Time	p. 241
Me and My Shadow	p. 244
Debate Format	p. 245
The Rules	p. 247
Parliamentary Procedure	p. 248
Master of Your Domain	p. 253
A Thousand Words: Visual Aids	p. 255
The Short History of Medicine	p. 255
Show and Tell Time	p. 256
A Dollar Late and a Day Short	p. 259
Use and Abuse	p. 260
Preparing and Using Visual Aids	p. 263
Audiotapes	p. 264
Blackboards	p. 264
Charts and Graphs	p. 264
Computers	p. 266
Diagrams	p. 267
Films	p. 267
Handouts	p. 269
Maps	p. 269
Models	p. 270
Overhead Projectors	p. 271
Photographs	p. 272
Slides	p. 272
Videotapes	p. 272
Byte Me: Using PowerPoint	p. 275
Power to the People	p. 275
Tool Time	p. 276
Views	p. 277
Wizards of Ahhs	p. 277
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Colors	p. 278
What's the Object?	p. 279
Text Time	p. 279
Smashing the Sound Barrier	p. 281
Read My Lips: Voice	p. 282
Loud, Louder, Loudest: Volume	p. 286
Pump Up the Volume: Using a Microphone	p. 288
Listen Up	p. 289
An Ounce of Prevention: Rehearsing	p. 291
Why Rehearse?	p. 292
How to Rehearse	p. 292
Rehearsing with Others	p. 294
Preparing Index Cards or a Speech Manuscript	p. 295
Let Me Hear Your Body Talk: Body Language	p. 299
The Hidden Persuaders	p. 300
It's Later Than You Think	p. 300
The Eyes Have It	p. 301
Finger Play	p. 302
Platform Movement	p. 305
Know When to Fold Them	p. 305
Culture Clash	p. 307
Dress and Grooming	p. 309
Dress for Success	p. 310
A Clean Machine	p. 312
Night Moves	p. 313
The Moment of Truth	p. 317
Delivery	p. 319
See and Say	p. 320
I Should Have Stayed in Bed	p. 321
I'm Glad You Asked Me That	p. 325
Making a Graceful Exit	p. 326
Last Licks	p. 327
Speaker's Bureaus	p. 327
End Game	p. 331
Appendices
Word Power Glossary	p. 333
Sample Speeches	p. 337
Sample Informative Speech	p. 337
Entertaining Speech	p. 340
Persuasive Speech	p. 341
Seven Speeches to Study and Remember
Further Readings	p. 347
Index	p. 349
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