Confidence in Public Speaking Telecourse Version

by Nelson, Paul E.; Pearson, Judy C.

• ISBN13: 9780195330434
• ISBN10: 0195330439
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Balancing theory and research with plentiful real-world examples, Confidence in Public Speaking, Eighth Edition, offers a clear, straightforward guide to preparing, organizing, and delivering effective public speeches and also shows students how to reduce anxiety and analyze an audience. Thebook accompanies GPN Media's Speaking With Confidence series, available on videocassettes or as a telecourse. Features: * Employs an incremental "building-blocks" approach to developing communication skills * Integrates new examples from recent student speeches * Covers the ethics of communication in nearly every chapter * Includes speeches by a wide diversity of speakers, including African Americans, Native Americans, old and young men and women, the visually challenged, and others * Each chapter offers brief, boxed "Reality Checks" that are designed to show public speaking's relevance outside the classroom * Stimulating graphics demonstrate concepts through drawings and models * End-of-chapter narratives summarize or illustrate the content of the chapter * Vocabulary, Application Exercises, and Application Assignments have been updated and offer practical applications New to the Eighth Edition: * Two new themed boxes have been added to each chapter: "Celebrating Diversity" boxes feature examples from diverse cultural groups, while "On the Web" boxes provide lists of informative websites * Three chapters from the Sixth Edition, which were not included in the Seventh Edition, have been updated and restored in this new edition: "Speeches for Special Occasions," "Speech Criticism," and "Dynamics of Small Group Discussion" * Most chapters include one or more relevant principles from the NCA Credo on Ethics * The "Finding Information" chapter offers updated coverage on the use of Internet search engines * The "Presentational Aids" chapter features use of PowerPoint software * Additional questions have been added to the beginning of each chapter * A completely revamped and updated Student Study Guide and Instructor's Manual/Testing Program are also available

Table of Contents

Introduction

Why Study Public Speaking?

The Seven Basic Elements of the Public Speaking Process

Confidence in Public Speaking

Listening and Ethics

The Importance of Listening

Three Myths About Listening

The Process of Listening

Barriers to Effective Listening

Informative Listening

Evaluative Listening

Ethics and the Listener

Respect All Cultural Groups

The Audience

Audience Analysis

Methods of Audience Analysis

Situational Analysis

The Uniqueness of the Classroom Audience

Adapting to Your Audience

Ethics and the Audience

The Speaker

The Speaker-Audience Relationship

What Do Audiences Want?

How Do You Introduce Another Speaker?

How to Avoid Plagiarism

Selecting a Topic and Purpose

Purposes of Speeches

Topic Selection

Evaluating Topics

Finding Information

Researching Effectively

Personal Experience as a Source of Information

Interviewing for Information

Using the Library for Information

Searching the Internet for Information

Creating the Bibliography

Ethics in Research: Oral Footnotes

Speech Organization and Outlining

The Importance of Organization

Organizing the Body of the Speech

Consider the Connections

Principles of Outlining

Types of Outlines

The Ethical and Effective Use of Evidence, Proof, and Argument

How Can Evidence Be Used Ethically and Effectively in the Persuasive Speech?

Using Proof Ethically and Effectively

Components of an Argument

Additional Ethical Concerns

Introducing and Concluding Your Speech

The Functions of an Introduction

Demonstrating the Functions in a Speech

The Functions of a Conclusion

Methods of Concluding Your Speech

Suggestions for Concluding Your Speech

Language in Public Speaking

How Do Words Provide Power?

Does Spoken Language Differ From Written Language?

Avoiding Problems With Your Words

What Words Should You Use?

Using Words Ethically

Suggestions for Language in Public Speaking

Delivering Your Speech

What Is Effective Delivery?

What Are Four Modes of Delivery?

How Can You Use Your Voice Effectively?

How Can You Use Your Body to Communicate Effectively?

How Can You Improve Your Delivery?

Presentational Aids

Why Use Presentational Aids?

Factors Affecting the Use of Presentational Aids

What Are the Types of Presentational Aids?

Informative Speaking

Two Rhetorical Principles of Informative Speaking

What Are Four Purposes of Informative Speaking?

Learning Styles and Informative Speaking

Five Principles of Learning

Skills for the Informative Speaker

Ethics and Informative Speaking

Persuasive and Presentational Speaking

What Is Persuasive Speaking?

Why Is Persuasive Speaking an Important Topic?

Three Purposes of Persuasive Speaking

What Is Being Influenced?

Principles of Persuasion

Types of Persuasive Speeches

Ethics and Persuasive Speaking

Speeches for Special Occasions

The Speech of Introduction

Guidelines for Giving a Speech of Introduction

Speech Criticism

The Value of Criticism

A Brief History of Criticism

Biases in Evaluating Speeches

Training Yourself to Be a Better Evaluator

Dynamics of Small Group Discussion

Understanding Small Group Communication

Communication and the Development of Group Culture

Development of Group Norms

Development of Role Structure

Networks of Communication

Group Climate

Being an Ethical Group Member

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