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Offers an audience-centered approach to public speaking A Concise Public Speaking Handbook integrates the steps of preparing and delivering a speech with the ongoing process of considering the audience.  The comprehensive coverage of key public speaking topics and skills makes this title an ideal core text for public speaking courses and its low cost makes it affordable as a supplement for any course or setting that requires public speaking.    

Table of Contents:
Part 1: Introduction   Chapter 1: Speaking in Public   Chapter 2: Improving Your Confidence   Chapter 3: Presenting Your First Speech   Chapter 4: Ethics and Free Speech     Part 2: Analyzing an Audience     Chapter 5: Listening   Chapter 6: Analyzing Your Audience   Chapter 7: Adapting to Your Audience as You Speak     Part 3: Preparing a Speech     Chapter 8: Developing Your Speech   Chapter 9: Gathering Supporting Material   Chapter 10: Supporting Your Speech     Part 4: Crafting a Speech     Chapter 11: Organizing Your Speech   Chapter 12: Developing an Introduction   Chapter 13: Developing a Conclusion   Chapter 14: Outlining and Revising Your Speech   Chapter 15: Using Words Well     Part 5: Delivering a Speech     Chapter 16: Methods of Delivery   Chapter 17: Nonverbal Communication   Chapter 18: Verbal Communication   Chapter 19: Adapting and Delivering Your Speech   Chapter 20: Selecting Presentation Aids   Chapter 21: Preparing and Using Presentation Aids     Part 6: Types of Speeches     Chapter 22: Informative Speaking   Chapter 23: Understanding Principles of Persuasive Speaking   Chapter 24: Using Persuasive Strategies   Chapter 25: Speaking on Special Occasions   Chapter 26: Speaking in Small Groups  

About the Author :
Steven A. Beebe is serving in his 28th year as Chair, of the Department of Communication Studies at Texas State University. He is Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies. He also served as Associate Dean of College of Fine Arts and Communication for 25 years. Steve is an author and co-author of twelve books (with multiple editions totaling more than 65 books), more than 50 articles and book chapters, as well as over 150 papers and presentations at professional conferences. Steve’s communication books have been used at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the world making him one of the top communication textbook authors in the United States. Steve is President of the National Communication Association (NCA), the largest professional communication association in the world.   Susan J. Beebe has been on the faculty of the Department of English at Texas State University-San Marcos since 1988.  As Director of Lower-Division Studies in English, she directs the first-year writing and sophomore literature programs and helps to train and mentor some 60 graduate teaching assistants annually. Sue’s professional interests and expertise encompass both oral and written communication.  She has co-authored with Steven Beebe several communication textbooks used at more than a thousand universities worldwide.  In addition, she has published articles, conference papers, and teaching materials in both English and communication studies.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205996322
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Language: English
  • Weight: 1 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0205996329
  • Publisher Date: 18 Dec 2014
  • Binding: Digital download
  • No of Pages: 288


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