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Preface
What Is an Open Textbook?
1.1 Public Speaking in the Twenty-First Century
1.2 Why Is Public Speaking Important?
1.3 The Process of Public Speaking
2.1 What is Communication Apprehension?
2.2 Classifying PSA
2.3 Learning Confidence
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
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
5.1 The Ethics Pyramid
5.2 Ethics in Public Speaking
5.3 Free Speech
5.4 Mass Communication and Ethics
6.1 Beginning the Research Process
6.2 What Is Research?
6.3 Developing a Research Strategy
6.4 Citing Sources
7.1 Crafting Supporting Ideas
7.2 Using Research as Support
7.3 Exploring Types of Support
7.4 Using Support and Creating Arguments
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
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
10.1 Introductions
10.2 Conclusions
11.1 What Language Is and Does
11.2 Standards for Language in Public
11.3 Using Effective Language in Public Speaking
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
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
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
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
16.1 Online Public Speaking
About the Contributors
Adaptations
Glossary
Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility
Learning Objectives
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