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Textbook Details
By Jason S. Wrench, Anne Goding, Danette Ifert Johnson, and Bernardo A. Attias
- Published
- August 2012
- Discipline
- Communication Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital)
- 978-1-4533-4671-6
Brief Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Why Public Speaking Matters Today
- Chapter 2: Ethics Matters: Understanding the Ethics of Public Speaking
- Chapter 3: Delivering the Speech
- Chapter 4: Speaking Confidently
- Chapter 5: Finding a Purpose and Selecting a Topic
- Chapter 6: Outlining
- Chapter 7: Informative Speaking
- Chapter 8: The Importance of Listening
- Chapter 9: Audience Analysis
- Chapter 10: Supporting Ideas and Building Arguments
- Chapter 11: Researching Your Speech
- Chapter 12: Persuasive Speaking
- Chapter 13: Introductions Matter: How to Begin a Speech Effectively
- Chapter 14: Creating the Body of a Speech
- Chapter 15: Concluding with Power
- Chapter 16: The Importance of Language
- Chapter 17: Presentation Aids: Design and Usage
- Chapter 18: Speaking to Entertain
- Appendix A: Your First Speech