Cengage Advantage Books: Building a Speech

List of contents

UNIT 1: E Surveying the Landscape.
1. Introducing the Study of Public Speaking.
2. Understanding and Reducing Your Apprehension.
3. Building Your First Speech.
4. Analyzing Your Audience.
5. Improving Your Listening Skills.
6. Considering the Ethics of Public Speaking.
UNIT II: Preparing the Foundation.
7. Selecting the Topic and Purpose.
8. Conducting Research.
9. Choosing Supporting Materials.
UNIT III: Creating the Structure.
10. Organizing the Body of the Speech.
11. Selecting the Introduction and Conclusion.
UNIT IV: Refining the Appearance.
12. Using Audiovisual Aids.
13. Considering Language.
14. Developing the Delivery.
UNIT V: Considering Different Types of Structures.
15. Speaking to Inform.
16. Speaking to Persuade.
17. Speaking to Persuade: Motivating Audiences.
18. Speaking for Special Occasions.
19. Speaking in Groups.

Summary

Helps you to improve your public speaking skills.

Product details

• Authors: Sheldon Metcalfe, Sheldon (Catonsville Community College) Metcalfe, Sheldon (Community College of Baltimore County) Metcalfe
• Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2012
• EAN: 9781111348373
• ISBN: 978-1-111-34837-3
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 255 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 768 g
• Subject: Guides > Law, job, finance > Letters, rhetoric