The Public Speaker / the Public Listener

by Wolvin, Andrew D.; Berko, Roy M.; Wolvin, Darlyn R.

• ISBN13: 9780195329841
• ISBN10: 0195329848
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Second Edition of Wolvin, Berko, and Wolvin's popular text offers students a look at the total public communication process--public speaking and public listening--emphasizing how these two dimensions interrelate as public communicators shape, present, and receive speeches.

Table of Contents

The Public Communicator: A Perspective

You and Public Speaking

You as a Public Listener

The Historical Roots of Public Speaking

Cultural Influences in Public Speaking

The Components of Public Communication

The Public Listener: A Perspective

The Importance of Public Listening

The Listening Process

The Purposes of Listening

Listening to Speeches

Improving Listening

The Responsible Public Communicator

Freedom of Expression

Reaching Conclusions

Ethics

The Listenable Speech

The Foundations of Listenability

The Listenable Speaker

Listener Limits

Creating Listenable Messages

Getting Started

Elements of Analysis

Prior Analysis

Process Analysis

Postspeech Analysis

Getting Ready to Listen to a Speech

The Speech Purpose

The Purpose Statement

The Speech Goal

The Speech Topic

The Method of Developing the Speech

Establishing Listening Goals

Developing the Speech: Supporting Materials

Types of Supporting Materials

Vehicles for Presenting Supporting Materials

Supporting Materials--Accuracy, Currency, Presentation

Supplementary Aids

Sources of Supporting Materials

Print Sources of Information

Nonprint Sources of Information

Computer Searches

Recording Your Research

Listening to the Sources

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