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Mastering public speaking / George L. Grice, John F. Skinner

Author
Grice, George L.
Published
Boston : Pearson, [2013]
Copyright Date
©2013
Edition
8th ed.
Physical Description
xxxi, 415 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
Additional Creators
Skinner, John F.

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.An Introduction to Public Speaking -- Why Study Public Speaking? -- Personal Benefits -- Professional Benefits -- Public Benefits -- Definitions of Communication -- Levels of Communication -- Intrapersonal Communication -- Interpersonal Communication -- Group Communication -- Public Communication -- Mass Communication -- Elements of Communication -- Speaker -- Message -- Listener -- Feedback -- Channel -- Environment -- Noise -- The Public Speaker as Critical Thinker -- Theory Into Practice Thinking about Speaking -- Summary -- Exercises -- 2.The Ethics of Public Speaking -- Definition of Ethics -- Principles of Ethics -- Ethical Speaking -- Speak to Benefit Your Listeners -- Speak Up about Topics You Consider Important -- Choose Topics That Promote Positive Ethical Values -- Use Truthful Supporting Material and Valid Reasoning -- Consider the Consequences of Your Words and Actions -- Strive to Improve Your Public Speaking -- Ethical Listening -- Seek Exposure to Well-Informed Speakers -- Avoid Prejudging Speakers or Their Ideas -- Evaluate the Speaker's Logic and Credibility -- Beware of the Consequences of Not Listening Carefully -- Fair Use Guidelines -- Plagiarism -- Theory Into Practice How to Avoid Plagiarism -- Civility in the Classroom -- Speaking with Civility -- Listening with Civility -- Summary -- Exercises -- 3.Speaking Confidently -- Recognize That Speaker Nervousness Is Normal -- Control Speaker Nervousness -- Learn How to Build Speaker Confidence -- Know How You React to Stress -- Know Your Strengths and Weaknesses -- Know Speech Principles -- Know That It Always Looks Worse from the Inside -- Ethical Decisions Being Yourself -- Know Your Speech -- Speaking With Confidence Mariely Sanchez-Moronta, Marymount Manhattan College -- Believe in Your Topic -- View Speech Making Positively -- Visualize Success -- Project Confidence -- Test Your Message -- Practice Your Delivery -- Theory Into Practice Gaining Perspective -- Prepare Your First Speech -- Understand the Assignment -- Develop Your Speech Content -- Organize Your Speech -- Word Your Speech -- Practice Your Speech -- Deliver Your Speech -- Evaluate Your Speech -- Summary -- Exercises -- 4.Listening -- The Importance of Listening -- Listening versus Hearing -- Listening Is Intermittent -- Listening Is a Learned Skill -- Listening Is Active -- Listening Implies Using the Message Received -- The Process of Listening -- Receive -- Select -- Interpret -- Understand -- Evaluate -- Resolve -- Obstacles to Effective Listening -- Physical Distractions -- Physiological Distractions -- Psychological Distractions -- Factual Distractions -- Semantic Distractions -- Promoting Better Listening -- Speaking With Confidence Jodie Moody, Radford University -- Desire to Listen -- Focus on the Message -- Listen for Main Ideas -- Understand the Speaker's Point of View -- Provide Feedback -- Listen with the Body -- Theory Into Practice Reinforcing the Message -- Withhold Judgment -- Listen Critically -- Summary -- Exercises -- 5.Analyzing Your Audience -- Recognize the Value of Audience Diversity -- Analyze Your Audience before the Speech -- Analyze Audience Demographics -- Analyze Audience Psychographics -- Speaking With Confidence Krystal Graves, West Texas A&M University -- Analyze Audience Needs -- Analyze Specific Speaking Situations -- Analyze Your Audience during the Speech -- Theory Into Practice Using an Audience Questionnaire -- Audience Attention -- Audience Understanding -- Audience Evaluation -- Ethical Decisions Ghosting 101 -- Analyze Your Audience after the Speech -- Summary -- Exercises -- 6.Selecting Your Speech Topic -- Generate Ideas -- Self-Generated Topics -- Audience-Generated Topics -- Occasion-Generated Topics -- Theory Into Practice Visual Brainstorming -- Research-Generated Topics -- Select Your Topic -- Speaking With Confidence Bryan McClure, Virginia Tech University -- Focus Your Topic -- Determine Your General Purpose -- Speeches to Inform -- Speeches to Persuade -- Speeches to Entertain -- Formulate Your Specific Purpose -- Ethical Decisions Should Instructors Censor? -- Word Your Thesis Statement -- Summary -- Exercises -- 7.Researching Your Topic -- Assess Your Knowledge -- Develop Your Research Plan -- Collect Your Information -- The Internet -- Ethical Decisions The Privacy of Public Information -- Theory Into Practice Evaluating Internet Resources -- Library Resources -- Magazines and Journals -- Newspapers -- Government Documents -- Books -- Reference Works -- Television and Radio -- Interviews -- Calling, Writing, and Emailing for Information -- Record Your Information -- What to Record -- How to Record Information -- Speaking With Confidence Matthew Williams, Radford University -- Conclude Your Search -- Summary -- Exercises -- 8.Supporting Your Speech -- Purposes of Supporting Materials -- Clarity -- Vividness -- Credibility -- Types of Supporting Materials -- Example -- Definition -- Narration -- Comparison -- Contrast -- Statistics -- Testimony -- Speaking With Confidence Jovan Coker, Radford University -- Tests of Evidence -- Is the Evidence Quoted in Context? -- Is the Source of the Evidence an Expert? -- Is the Source of the Evidence Unbiased? -- Ethical Decisions Biased Sources: To Use or Not to Use -- Is the Evidence Relevant? -- Is the Evidence Specific? -- Is the Evidence Sufficient? -- Is the Evidence Timely? -- Citing Your Sources -- Theory Into Practice Information for Oral Footnotes -- Summary -- Exercises -- 9.Organizing the Body of Your Speech -- Formulate an Organizing Question -- Divide the Speech into Key Ideas -- Topical Division -- Chronological Division -- Spatial Division -- Causal Division -- Pro---Con Division -- Mnemonic Division -- Problem---Solution Division -- Need---Plan Division -- Speaking With Confidence Melissa Gilbert, San Antonio College -- Develop the Key Ideas -- Signpost the Idea -- State the Idea -- Support the Idea -- Summarize the Idea -- Theory Into Practice Applying the "4 S's" -- Connect the Key Ideas -- Ethical Decisions Crunch Time -- Summary -- Exercises -- 10.Introducing and Concluding Your Speech -- Organize the Introduction of the Speech -- Get the Attention of Your Audience -- State Your Topic -- Speaking With Confidence Amanda Gipson, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton -- Ethical Decisions Revealing versus Concealing Your Purpose -- Establish the Importance of Your Topic -- Establish Your Credibility to Speak on Your Topic -- Preview Your Key Ideas -- Put It All Together -- Organize the Conclusion of the Speech -- Summarize Your Key Ideas -- Activate Audience Response -- Provide Closure -- Put It All Together -- Theory Into Practice Outward Method of Speech Development -- Summary -- Exercises -- 11.Outlining Your Speech -- Functions of Outlining -- Tests Scope of Content -- Tests Logical Relation of Parts -- Tests Relevance of Supporting Ideas -- Checks Balance of Speech -- Serves as Delivery Notes -- Speaking With Confidence Alana Kwast, San Antonio College -- Principles of Outlining -- Singularity -- Consistency -- Adequacy -- Uniformity -- Parallelism -- Stages of Outlining -- Ethical Decisions Fair and Balanced? -- The Working Outline -- Theory Into Practice Visual Brainstorming -- The Formal Outline -- The Speaking Outline -- Summary -- Exercises -- 12.Wording Your Speech -- Functions of Language -- Communicate Ideas -- Send Messages about User -- Strengthen Social Bonds -- Serve as Instrument of Play -- Check Language Use -- Speaking With Confidence Suzanne L. Hamilton, San Antonio College -- Principles of Effective Language Use -- Use Language Correctly -- Use Language Clearly -- Ethical Decisions Doublespeak or Clearspeak -- Use Language Vividly -- Use Language Inclusively -- Use Oral Style -- Theory Into Practice Keys to Effective Oral Style -- Summary -- Exercises -- 13.Delivering Your Speech -- Principles of Nonverbal Communication -- Methods of Delivery -- Speaking Impromptu -- Speaking from Memory -- Speaking from Manuscript -- Speaking Extemporaneously -- Qualities of Effective Delivery -- Elements of Vocal Delivery -- Rate and Pause -- Ethical Decisions Delivery versus Content -- Volume -- Pitch and Inflection -- Articulation and Pronunciation -- Elements of Physical Delivery -- Appearance -- Posture -- Facial Expression -- Theory Into Practice Dressing for Address -- Eye Contact -- Movement -- Speaking With Confidence Michael Gino, Suffolk County Community College, Selden -- Gestures -- Summary -- Exercises -- 14.Using Presentational Aids -- The Importance of Using Presentational Aids -- Increases Message Clarity -- Reinforces Message Impact -- Speaking With Confidence Lauren Fishman, Suffolk County Community College, Selden -- Increases Speaker Dynamism -- Enhances Speaker Confidence -- Types of Presentational Aids -- Objects -- Pictures -- Diagrams -- Graphs -- Charts -- Maps -- Film and Video -- Ethical Decisions Fair Use or Copyright Infringement -- Handouts -- Audio and Other Aids -- Projection of Presentational Aids -- PowerPoint -- Document Cameras -- Strategies for Using Presentational Aids -- Before the Speech -- During the Speech -- Theory Into Practice Designing Visual Aids -- Summary -- Exercises -- 15.Speaking to Inform -- Characteristics of a Speech to Inform -- Informative Speech Topics -- Speeches about People -- Speeches about Objects -- Speeches about Places -- Speeches about Activities and Events -- Speeches about Processes -- Speeches about Concepts -- Speeches about Conditions -- Speeches about Issues -- Theory Into Practice Organizing Informative Speeches -- Guidelines for Speaking to Inform -- Stress Your Informative Purpose -- Be Objective -- Speaking With Confidence Patty Pak, Virginia Tech University -- Ethical Decisions Managing Bias in an Informative Speech -- Be Specific -- Be Clear -- Be Accurate -- Limit Your Ideas and Supporting Materials -- Be Relevant -- and Contents note continued: Use Appropriate Organization -- Use Appropriate Forms of Support -- Use Effective Delivery -- Annotated Sample Speech -- Summary -- Exercises -- 16.The Strategy of Persuasion -- The Importance of Persuasion -- A Definition of Persuasion -- Types of Influence -- Change -- Instill -- Intensify -- Types of Persuasive Speeches -- Speeches to Convince -- Speaking With Confidence Brittney Howell, Radford University -- Speeches to Actuate -- Speeches to Inspire -- Persuasive Speaking Strategies -- Establish Your Credibility -- Ethical Decisions Dynamism: Masking or Making Credibility -- Focus Your Goals -- Connect with Your Listeners -- Organize Your Arguments -- Support Your Ideas -- Enhance Your Emotional Appeals -- Theory Into Practice Developing Emotional Appeals -- Summary -- Exercises -- 17.The Structure of Persuasion -- Making and Refuting Arguments -- Steps of an Argument -- Refuting an Argument -- Types of Argument -- Argument by Example -- Speaking With Confidence Brian Davis, Virginia Tech University -- Argument by Analogy -- Argument by Cause -- Argument by Deduction -- Argument by Authority -- Theory Into Practice Testing Your Arguments -- Fallacies of Argument -- Hasty Generalization -- False Analogy -- Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc -- Slippery Slope -- Red Herring -- Appeal to Tradition -- False Dilemma -- False Authority -- Bandwagon -- Ad Hominem -- Selecting Propositions for Persuasive Speeches -- Characteristics of Propositions -- Types of Propositions -- Monroe's Motivated Sequence -- Annotated Sample Speech -- Summary -- Exercises -- 18.Speaking on Special Occasions -- The Speech of Introduction -- The Speech of Presentation -- Ethical Decisions How (and Whether) to Polish a Bad Apple -- The Acceptance Speech -- The Speech of Tribute -- The Speech to Entertain -- The Impromptu Speech -- Theory Into Practice The Question---Answer Period -- Summary -- Exercises -- 19.Speaking in and as a Group -- Small Group Communication and Public Speaking -- Small Groups Defined -- Types of Groups -- Group Discussion and Decision Making -- Principles of Group Decision Making -- The Process of Group Decision Making -- The Responsibilities of Group Members -- Ethical Decisions Leader and Member Responses When Groups Fail -- The Responsibilities of Group Leaders -- The Group Presentation -- Formats for the Presentation -- Speaking With Confidence Cynthia Opakunle, Radford University -- Preparing a Group Presentation -- Theory Into Practice Developing a Presentational Style -- Summary -- Exercises -- Appendix A Giving and Receiving Criticism -- A Model of Criticism -- Critiquing Speeches -- Begin with a Positive Statement -- Target a Few Key Areas for Improvement -- Organize Your Comments -- Be Specific -- Be Honest but Tactful -- Personalize Your Comments -- Reinforce the Positive -- Problem-Solve the Negative -- Provide the Speaker with a Plan of Action -- End with a Positive Statement -- Acting on Criticism -- Focus on What Your Critics Say, Not How They Say It -- Seek Clear and Specific Feedback -- Evaluate the Feedback You Receive -- Theory Into Practice Critiquing a Classmate -- Develop a Plan of Action -- Summary -- Exercise -- Appendix B Sample Speeches -- The Problem with Food Aid / Chiwoneso Beverley Tinago -- Flash Mobs / Jennell Chu -- Steganography: Hidden Messages / Julian Petrin Fray -- How Old Is He Anyway? Aging the Whitetail Buck / Darla Goodrich -- Speech of Tribute to Timothy J. Russert / Doris Kearns Goodwin -- I Have a Dream / Martin Luther King, Jr.
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ISBN
9780205029396
0205029396
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 388-394) and indexes.
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