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table of contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table Of Contents
Preface
What Is an Open Textbook?
Chapter 1: Why Public Speaking Matters Today
1.1 Public Speaking in the Twenty-First Century
1.2 Why Is Public Speaking Important?
1.3 The Process of Public Speaking
Chapter 2: Building Confidence
2.1 What is Communication Apprehension?
2.2 Classifying PSA
2.3 Learning Confidence
Chapter 3: Audience Analysis
3.1 What Is Audience Analysis? Why Conduct It?
3.2 Why Conduct an Audience Analysis?
3.3 Three Types of Audience Analysis
3.4 Conducting Audience Analysis
3.5 Using Your Audience Analysis
Chapter 4: The Importance of Listening
4.1 Importance of Listening
4.2 Listening vs. Hearing
4.3 Listening Styles
4.4 Why Listening Is Difficult
4.5 Stages of Listening
4.6 Listening Critically
Chapter 5: Ethics
5.1 The Ethics Pyramid
5.2 Ethics in Public Speaking
5.3 Free Speech
5.4 Mass Communication and Ethics
Chapter 6: Researching Your Speech
6.1 Beginning the Research Process
6.2 What Is Research?
6.3 Developing a Research Strategy
6.4 Citing Sources
Chapter 7: Supporting Ideas and Building Arguments
7.1 Crafting Supporting Ideas
7.2 Using Research as Support
7.3 Exploring Types of Support
7.4 Using Support and Creating Arguments
Chapter 8: Organizing and Outlining
8.1 Why is Organizing and Outlining Important
8.2 The Topic, General Purpose, Specific Purpose, and Thesis
8.3 Organizational Patterns of Arrangement for Informative Speeches
8.4 Outlining Your Speech
Chapter 9: Delivery
9.1 The Importance of Delivery
9.2 Methods of Speech Delivery
9.3 Preparing for Your Delivery
9.4 Practicing Your Delivery
9.5 What to Do When Delivering Your Speech
Chapter 10: Introductions and Conclusions
10.1 Introductions
10.2 Conclusions
Chapter 11: Language
11.1 What Language Is and Does
11.2 Standards for Language in Public
11.3 Using Effective Language in Public Speaking
Chapter 12: Presentation Aids
12.1 What Are Presentation Aids?
12.2 Functions of Presentation Aids
12.3 Types of Presentation Aids
12.4 Using Presentation Slides
12.5 Low-Tech Presentation Aids
Chapter 13 Informative Speaking
13.1 What is an Informative Speech?
13.2 Types of Informative Speeches
13.3 Guidelines for Informative Speech Topic Selection and Preparation
13.4 Sample Informative Speeches and Speech Outlines
Chapter 14: Persuasive Speaking
14.1 Why Persuade?
14.2 A Definition of Persuasion
14.3 Why is Persuasion Hard?
14.4 Traditional Views of Persuasion
14.5 Constructing a Persuasive Speech
14.6 Sample Persuasive Speech Outlines
Chapter 15: Special Occasion Speaking
15.1 Understanding Special Occasion Speaking
15.2 Types of Special Occasion Speeches
15.3 Special Occasion Language
15.4 Special Occasion Delivery
15.5 Sample Special Occasion Speech Outline
Chapter 16: Online Public Speaking
16.1 Online Public Speaking
About the Contributors
Adaptations
Glossary
Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility
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