PART 1 PUBLIC SPEAKING AS LISTENER-CENTERED COMMUNICATION
1. Public Speaking is an Act of communication 3
2. Listen to the Speeches of Others 29
3. Create Confident Presentations 47
4. Commit to Ethical Speaking 68
PART 2 PREPARING FOR RESPONSIBLE PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
5. Analyze Your Audience and the Speaking Situation 95
6. Determine Your Speech Purpose, Topic, and Thesis 121
7. incorporate Research 140
8. Support Your Ideas 171
PART 3 DEVELOPING YOUR MESSAGE
9. Organize Your Ideas 197
10. outline Your Speech 216
11. Create Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions 239
PART 4 PRESENTING YOUR SPEECH
12. Select and Incorporate Visual Support 267
13. Practice Your Presentation 295
14. Communicate with your Language, Body, and Voice 318
PART 5 TYPES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
15. Speak to inform 343
16. Speak to Persuade 358
17. Develop Your Arguments 377
18. Speak on Special Occasions and in Groups 396