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Public Speaking: Finding Your Voice, 11th edition

  • Kathleen J. Turner, 
  • Randall Osborn, 
  • Michael Osborn, 
  • Suzanne Osborn

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Overview

Public Speaking: Finding Your Voice will help you develop into an effective speaker in the classroom, at the workplace, and within your community. The text also highlights the ethical significance of public speaking and its importance in our increasingly diverse society.

Published by Pearson (April 8th 2022) - Copyright © 2018

ISBN-13: 9780137589067

Subject: Communication

Category: Public Speaking

Table of contents

PART I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
1. Finding Your Voice
2. Building Your Confidence as a Speaker
3. Your First Speech. An Overview of Speech Preparation
4. Becoming a Better Listener

PART II. PREPARATION FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING
5. Adapting to Your Audience and Situation
6. Finding Your Topic
7. Building Responsible Knowledge
8. Supporting Your Ideas
9. Structuring and Outlining Your Speech

PART III. DEVELOPING PRESENTATION SKILLS
10. Presentation Aids
11. Putting Words to Work
12. Delivering Your Speech

PART IV. TYPES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
13. Informative Speaking
14. Persuasive Speaking
15. Building Persuasive Arguments
16. Ceremonial Speaking

Appendix A. Communicating in Small Groups
Appendix B. Speeches for Analysis

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