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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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