Public Speaking A Process Approach (with InfoTrac and Speechmaker CD-ROM), Media Edition

by Sellnow, Deanna D.

• ISBN13: 9780534551704
• ISBN10: 053455170X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-12
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Class-tested by over forty instructors for the past three years, Deanna Sellnow's exciting new textbook provides a contemporary and comprehensive alternative approach to the public speaking process. Reflecting the latest in communication research yet fully focused on the needs of today's students, 'Public Speaking' showcases both innovative and time-tested strategies to help readers learn and apply the skills necessary to become effective public speakers. Unique coverage of "learning styles" as they apply both to the speaker and audience is highlighted and integrated throughout the text. Students are taught how to assess their own learning styles and how to apply their knowledge of different learning styles both to their analysis of audiences and in the presentation of their speeches.

Table of Contents

Unit One: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS

1. Introduction to Communication

2. Coping Effectively with Public Speaking Anxiety

3. Your First Speech

4. Listening and Critiquing Communication

Unit Two: PREPARING AND PRESENTING PUBLIC SPEECHES

5. Selecting and Narrowing Your Topic

6. Understanding Your Audience

7. Supporting Your Speech: Evidence and Research

8. Organizing Your Main Ideas

9. Making Lasting Impressions: Introductions and Conclusions

10. Outlining Your Speech

11. Language and Style Choices in Your Speech

12. Delivering Your Public Speech

13. Creating and Using Presentational Aids

Unit Three: CONSIDERING COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS

14. Informative Speaking

15. Persuasive Speaking: Types and Designs

16. Persuasive Strategies

17. Speaking on Special Occasions

18. Working and Speaking in Small Groups

Appendix

Speeches For Analysis And Discussion

Glossary

References

Credits

Index