A Guide to Presentation Speaking: Prepared for Business, Professional, Technical, and Trade Learners

A Guidebook to Presentation Speaking, 7th edition, has been significantly expanded to follow the template of the Five Canon approach. Presentation speaking has been chosen as the title because presentations are used more frequently than public speaking. Presentation speaking includes situations where speakers use both verbal and nonverbal communication to send messages to audiences creating relationships with people who are usually present. Public speaking is a specialized form of speaking used in organizations, communities, and government settings.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: The Importance of Speech Communication UNIT 1: Foundations of Communication CHAPTER 1 Historical Introduction to Speaking in Public INTRODUCTION The Historical Heritage of Public Speaking SECTION 1.1 Oral Traditions of Ancient Societies Without Writing SECTION 1.2 Oral Traditions of Ancient Societies With Writing SECTION 1.3 Classical Period: Ancient Greek and Roman Rhetoric SECTION 1.4 The Second Sophistic SECTION 1.5 Ancient Places to America SECTION 1.6 Public Speaking and Communication Theory CHAPTER 2 Communication Fundamentals SECTION 2.1 Speech Basics SECTION 2.2 Enlarged Conversational Quality SECTION 2.3 The Components of Presentation Speaking (McKenney Model) SECTION 2.4 Communication Apprehension SECTION 2.5 Communication Apprehension Reduction SECTION 2.6 Speaker Character, Competence, and Charisma CHAPTER 3 The Speaker Prepares for the First Speech SECTION 3.1 Understanding the Five Canons as the Basic Principles for Speech Making SECTION 3.2 Designing the First Speech Systematically SECTION 3.3 Using the First Speech Performance for Improving Skills – Assessing the Presentation CHAPTER 4 The Speaker's Bodily Action SECTION 4.1 American Cultural Roots for Presentation SECTION 4.2 The Silent Speech SECTION 4.3 Guidelines for Personal Presentation SECTION 4.4 Guidelines for Bodily Action SECTION 4.5 Guidelines for Platform and Lectern Movement SECTION 4.6 Polishing Delivery Including Gestures CHAPTER 5 The Speaker's Vocal Delivery SECTION 5.1 Overview of the Qualities of a Good Speaking Voice SECTION 5.2 Four Steps of Vocal Production SECTION 5.3 Five Characteristics of the Voice SECTION 5.4 Problems with Articulation and Pronunciation SECTION 5.5 Protecting Your Voice CHAPTER 6 The Speaker's Listeners SECTION 6.1 The Three Step Listening Process SECTION 6.2 Types of Listening SECTION 6.3 Overcoming Barriers to Effective Listening SECTION 6.4 Speaker's Skills to Assist Listeners UNIT 2: Canon I—Invention CHAPTER 7 The Speaker's Topic, Purposes, and Central Idea SECTION 7.1 Guidelines for Selecting a Topic SECTION 7.2 General Purpose, Specific Purpose, and Central Idea Defined CHAPTER 8 The Speaker's Analysis of the Audience and the Situation INTRODUCTION Analyzing the Anticipated Audience and the Situation SECTION 8.1 Pre-Analysis of the Audience SECTION 8.2 Mid-Analysis of the Audience SECTION 8.3 Post-Analysis of the Audience CHAPTER 9 The Speaker's Ethics and Thinking SECTION 9.1 The Speaker Thinks Ethically SECTION 9.2 The Speaker Uses Ethics in Informative and Persuasive Communication SECTION 9.3 The Speaker Uses Critical Thinking SECTION 9.4 The Speaker Uses Critical Thinking Models SECTION 9.5 The Speaker Uses Creative Thinking SECTION 9.6 The Speaker Uses Creative Models CHAPTER 10 The Speaker Researches SECTION 10.1 Developing a Research Plan SECTION 10.2 Using Key Research Sources UNIT 3: Canon II—Arrangement CHAPTER 11 Using Forms of Support SECTION 11.1 Rational Forms of Support/Evidence SECTION 11.2 Emotional and Narrative Forms of Support/Evidence SECTION 11.3 The Research Cards (Front and Back) CHAPTER 12 The Speaker Arranges the Outline SECTION 12.1 Organizing the Material for a Speech Outline SECTION 12.2 Outlining SECTION 12.3 Major Organizational Patterns of Speeches SECTION 12.4 Internal Citations and the Bibliography CHAPTER 13 The Speaker's Introductions, Connectives, and Conclusions SECTION 13.1 Writing Introductions SECTION 13.2 Using Connectives, Transitions, Signposts, Internal Overviews, and Internal Summaries SECTION 13.3 Writing Conclusions UNIT 4: Canon III—Style CHAPTER 14 The Speaker's Language, Style, and Humor SECTION 14.1 Basic Principles of the English Language SECTION 14.2 Characteristics of Style SECTION 14.3 Language Used in Oral Style SECTION 14.4 Using Humor Effectively in Speeches CHAPTER 15 The Speaker's Style for Informative Speaking SECTION 15.1 Characteristics of Informative Speaking SECTION 15.2 Types of Informative Presentations SECTION 15.3 Strategies for Development of a Speech to Inform SECTION 15.4 Learning Principles Used in Informative Speaking SECTION 15.5 Monroe's Motivated Sequence for a Speech to Inform CHAPTER 16 Elements of Persuasive Speaking SECTION 16.1 Elements of Persuasion SECTION 16.2 Classical Persuasive Proofs (Appeals) SECTION 16.3 Contemporary Persuasive Proofs (Appeals) SECTION 16.4 Laws and Principles of Persuasion CHAPTER 17 The Speaker's Style for Persuasive Speaking SECTION 17.1 Characteristics of Persuasive Speaking SECTION 17.2 Types of Persuasive Presentations SECTION 17.3 Issues, Types of Propositions, and Organizational Patterns for Persuasive Speeches SECTION 17.4 Specific Strategies for Development of a Speech to Persuade SECTION 17.5 Using Persuasion with Different Kinds of Audiences SECTION 17.6 Monroe's Motivated Sequence for a Speech to Persuade UNIT 5: Canon IV—Memory (Rehearsal and Revision) CHAPTER 18 The Speaker Rehearses (With or Without Memorization) SECTION 18.1 Coached Rehearsal and Revision SECTION 18.2 Ways of Delivering a Speech SECTION 18.3 Memorization Techniques SECTION 18.4 Revision Techniques UNIT 6: Canon V—Delivery CHAPTER 19 The Speaker Delivers—Using Presentation Aids SECTION 19.1 Principles of Presentation Aids SECTION 19.2 Types of Presentation Aids SECTION 19.3 Speaking with Presentation Aids SECTION 19.4 Checklist for Presentation Aids CHAPTER 20 The Speaker Delivers Community Speeches INTRODUCTION Speaking at a Special Occasion SECTION 20.1 Tribute Speeches SECTION 20.2 After-Dinner Speeches SECTION 20.3 Courtesy Speeches SECTION 20.4 Giving Impromptu Speeches SECTION 20.6 Leadership SECTION 20.7 Meeting the Group Needs SECTION 20.8 Parliamentary Procedure SECTION 20.9 Parliamentary Rules Appendix A: The Application: Presentation Assignments Appendix B: Speech: Assessment, Criticism, and Evaluation Appendix C: Research Sources Appendix D: Topic Suggestions Appendix E: Exercises from Chapters in Guidebook Works Cited Communicator's Blessing Index