Previously titled PUBLIC SPEAKING: A PROCESS APPROACH, Deanna Sellnow's CONFIDENT PUBLIC SPEAKING, SECOND EDITION distinguishes itself as the introductory text that most effectively presents the process of public speaking and the strategies students can use to become confident public speakers. Student-oriented and reader-friendly, the book offers unique coverage of learning styles as an aspect of audience diversity, as well as its extensive, integrated coverage of overcoming communication apprehension and the significant role ethics plays in public speaking.. Changes to the Second Edition include three new types of boxes, even greater attention to ethics, a completely new interior design, and expanded technology offerings that include our Web-based Speech Builder Express.

Preface.
About the Author.

Part One: UNDERSTANDING COMMUNICATION DYNAMICS.

1. Communication and Ethical Public Speaking.
2. Coping Effectively with Public Speaking Anxiety.
3. Your First Speech.
4. Listening and Critiquing Communication.

Part Two: PREPARING AND PRESENTING PUBLIC SPEECHES.

5. Selecting and Narrowing Your Topic.
6. Understanding Your Audience.
7. Supporting Your Speech: Evidence and Research.
8. Organizing Your Main Ideas.
9. Making Lasting Impressions: Introductions and Conclusions.
10. Outlining Your Speech.
11. Language and Style Choices in Your Speech.
12. Delivering Your Public Speech.
13. Creating and Using Presentational Aids.

Part Three: CONSIDERING COMMUNICATION CONTEXTS.

14. Informative Speaking.
15. Persuasive Speaking: Types and Designs.
16. Persuasive Strategies.
17. Speaking on Special Occasions.
18. Working and Speaking in Small Groups.

Appendix: Speeches for Analysis and Discussion.
Glossary.
References.
Credits.
Index.