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Public speaking [electronic resource] : finding your voice.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Boston : Pearson, [2015]Edition: Tenth edition / Michael Osborn, Suzanne Osborn, Randall Osborn, Kathleen J. TurnerDescription: 476 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781292070551 (e-book)
  • 9781292059983 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 808.51 23
LOC classification:
  • PN4121
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in printed form ISBN 9781292059983
Contents:
Part One: The Foundations of Public Speaking Chapter 1: Discovering Your Voice Chapter 2: Understand and Managing Your Fear of Speaking Chapter 3: Preparing, Practicing and Presenting Your First Speech Chapter 4: The importance of listening Part Two: Preparation for Public Speaking Chapter 5: Understanding Your Audience and the Occasion Chapter 6: Selecting Your Topic Chapter 7: Building Responsible Knowledge Chapter 8: Supporting Your Ideas Chapter 9: Developing and Structuring Your Speech Part Three: Developing Presentation Skills Chapter 10: Presentation Aids Chapter 11: Putting Words to Work Chapter 12: Delivering Your Speech Part Four: Types of Public Speaking Chapter 13: Enlightening Discourse Chapter 14: Convincing Discourse Chapter 15: Persuasion in Controversy Chapter 16: Ceremonial Speaking on Special Occasions Appendix A: Communicating in Small Groups Appendix B: Speeches for Analysis
Summary: This publication offers a complete teaching and learning system on the origins of public speaking, the responsibility of the speaker in society, and the development of an effective public speaker. Helps students become better speakers in their classrooms, workplaces, and communities This top-selling, comprehensive introductory public speaking title highlights and develops the theme of "Finding Your Voice." It helps students develop as speakers and as people, as they gain presentation skills and confidence, discover causes that interest and engage them, and give them a sense of purpose. This theme reinforces the book's primary goal of helping students to become better communicators in their classrooms, workplaces and communities.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One: The Foundations of Public Speaking Chapter 1: Discovering Your Voice Chapter 2: Understand and Managing Your Fear of Speaking Chapter 3: Preparing, Practicing and Presenting Your First Speech Chapter 4: The importance of listening Part Two: Preparation for Public Speaking Chapter 5: Understanding Your Audience and the Occasion Chapter 6: Selecting Your Topic Chapter 7: Building Responsible Knowledge Chapter 8: Supporting Your Ideas Chapter 9: Developing and Structuring Your Speech Part Three: Developing Presentation Skills Chapter 10: Presentation Aids Chapter 11: Putting Words to Work Chapter 12: Delivering Your Speech Part Four: Types of Public Speaking Chapter 13: Enlightening Discourse Chapter 14: Convincing Discourse Chapter 15: Persuasion in Controversy Chapter 16: Ceremonial Speaking on Special Occasions Appendix A: Communicating in Small Groups Appendix B: Speeches for Analysis

This publication offers a complete teaching and learning system on the origins of public speaking, the responsibility of the speaker in society, and the development of an effective public speaker. Helps students become better speakers in their classrooms, workplaces, and communities This top-selling, comprehensive introductory public speaking title highlights and develops the theme of "Finding Your Voice." It helps students develop as speakers and as people, as they gain presentation skills and confidence, discover causes that interest and engage them, and give them a sense of purpose. This theme reinforces the book's primary goal of helping students to become better communicators in their classrooms, workplaces and communities.

Also available in printed form ISBN 9781292059983

Electronic reproduction. Browns Books For Students. Mode of access: World Wide Web.