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Speaker's Guidebook: Text and Reference, 09 MLA - Text Only
Speaker's Guidebook: Text and Reference, 09 MLA - Text Only
Author: Ohair, Dan
Edition/Copyright: 4TH 10
ISBN: 0-312-47282-X
Publisher: Bedford Books
Type: Spiral
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  Author Bio

DAN O'HAIR is dean of the University of Kentucky College of Communications and Information Studies. He is past Presidential Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma and past president of the National Communication Association. He is co-author or co-editor of fifteen communication texts and scholarly volumes and has published more than eighty research articles and chapters in dozens of communication, psychology and health journals and books. He is a frequent presenter at national and international communication conferences, is on the editorial boards of various journals and has served on numerous committees and task forces for regional and national communication associations.

ROB STEWART is an associate dean of arts and sciences and professor of communication studies at Texas Tech University. He is coauthor of A Speaker's Guidebook (2007), Public Speaking: Challenges and Choices (1999) and has also published over 30 articles and book chapters.

HANNAH RUBENSTEIN is a writer and editor who has used her academic training in communication (M.A., Fairfield University) to guide her collaborations on A Speaker's Guidebook (2007), Public Speaking: Challenges and Choices (1999) and other successful college texts. She heads her own communication firm, Hedgehog Productions.

 
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A Speaker's Guidebook is the most successful public speaking book in over a decade and the best resource for students both in and outside the classroom. Praised for connecting with students and addressing their most pressing needs, it is not only the easiest-to-use public speaking text available, it's also the text that students keep. This comprehensive text covers all topics taught in the introduction to public speaking course from analyzing the audience and choosing a topic to researching, outlining, practicing, and delivering the speech. In addition, A Speaker's Guidebook offers coverage that's useful for a lifetime of public speaking with unparalleled treatment of speaking in other courses and on the job.The 12 tabbed dividers, the quick access menu on the inside front cover, and Speakers' Reference sections help students find information they need when they need it, and the four-color design highlights key content and brings public speaking concepts to life through visual tutorials.

 
  Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 - Becoming a Public Speaker
CHAPTER 2 - Giving it a Try: Preparing Your First Speech
CHAPTER 3 � Managing Speech Anxiety
CHAPTER 4 � Listeners and Speakers
CHAPTER 5 - Ethical Public Speaking
CHAPTER 6 � Analyzing the Audience Adapt to Audience
CHAPTER 7 � Selecting a Topic and Purpose
CHAPTER 8 � Developing Supporting Material
CHAPTER 9 � Locating Supporting Material Before You Begin
CHAPTER 10 � Using the Internet to Support Your Speech
CHAPTER 11 � Organizing the Speech Beyond the Speech
CHAPTER 12 � Types of Organizational Arrangements
CHAPTER 13 � Outlining the Speech Plan on Creating Two Outlines
CHAPTER 14 � Developing the Introduction
CHAPTER 15 � Developing the Conclusion
CHAPTER 16 � Using Language to Style the Speech
CHAPTER 17 � Methods of Delivery
CHAPTER 18 � The Voice in Delivery Volume
CHAPTER 19 � The Body in Delivery
CHAPTER 20 � Using Presentation Aids in the Speech
CHAPTER 21 � Designing Presentation Aids
CHAPTER 22 � Using Presentation Software
CHAPTER 23 � The Informative Speech
CHAPTER 24 � The Persuasive Speech
CHAPTER 25 � Developing Arguments for the Persuasive Speech
CHAPTER 26 � Organizing the Persuasive Speech
CHAPTER 27 � Special Occasion Speeches
CHAPTER 28 � Communicating in Groups
CHAPTER 29 � Business and Professional Presentations
CHAPTER 30 � Speaking in Other College Courses

 

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