iSpeak with Connect Access Card

by Nelson, Paul; Pearson, Judy; Titsworth, Scott

• ISBN13: 9781259673450
• ISBN10: 1259673456
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2015-03-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

iSpeak is an integrated program that helps students practice, build confidence, and achieve success in public speaking. Connect Public Speaking provides students a wealth of resources to prepare and plan speeches, while LearnSmart — McGraw-Hill’s proven adaptive learning system — guides them toward mastery of key course concepts. Additionally, Connect’s highly flexible Speech Capture tool saves instructors valuable time in managing assignments and evaluating student speeches.

Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.

Table of Contents

Part One

Preparing Your Presentations

1 Getting Started
2 Preparing Your First Presentation
3 Selecting a Topic and Purpose 4 Analyzing the Audience

Part Two

Selecting and Arranging Content

5 Finding Information and Supporting Your Ideas
6 Organizing and Outlining Your Presentation
7 Delivering Speeches
8 Choosing Your Words
9 Visual Resources and Presentation Technology

Part Three

Types of Presentations

10 Presenting to Inform
11 Presenting Persuasive Messages
12 Speaking on Special Occasions

Appendix: Working and Presenting as a Group

Glossary

References

Credits

Index