Description
Book SynopsisThe award-winning
The Art of Public Speaking offers a time-tested approach that has made it the most widely used college textbook on its subject in the world. Seamlessly coordinated with Connect, McGraw Hill''s path-breaking online program, it supplies a proven set of teaching and learning tools that is without parallel among public speaking books.
For experienced instructors,
The Art of Public Speaking presents a solid, fully customizable foundation and an abundance of teaching aids from which to choose, allowing for complete teaching flexibility in the course. For novice instructors, its wisdom, steady hand, and unmatched ancillary package instill confidence and build success in the classroom from day one.
This product is Evergreen: updated and relevant with new content and tools delivered directly to your existing Connect course. Engage students and freshen up assignments with up-to-date coverage of select topics and new question
Table of ContentsSPEAKING AND LISTENING 1 Speaking in Public
2 Ethics and Public Speaking
3 Listening
4 Giving Your First Speech
SPEECH PREPARATION: GETTING STARTED 5 Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
6 Analyzing the Audience
7 Gathering Materials
8 Supporting Your Ideas
SPEECH PREPARATION: ORGANIZING AND OUTLINING 9 Organizing the Body of the Speech
10 Beginning and Ending the Speech
11 Outlining the Speech
PRESENTING THE SPEECH 12 Using Language
13 Delivery
14 Using Visual Aids
VARIETIES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING 15 Speaking to Inform
16 Speaking to Persuade
17 Methods of Persuasion
18 Speaking on Special Occasions
19 Presenting Your Speech Online
20 Speaking in Small Groups
APPENDIX Speeches for Analysis and Discussion
INDEX
