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Table of Contents

    • About the Author
    • Acknowledgments
    • Preface
    • Part 1Owning Your Speech
    • 1Is Public Speaking Relevant?
      • 1.1What Is Public Speaking?
      • 1.2The Communication Process: How It Works
      • 1.3Why Public Speaking Is Relevant: Personal, College, and Career Success!
      • 1.4The Gist: Chapter Summary
      • 1.5Speaking from the Stars
    • 2How Can I Manage My Anxiety?

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      • 2.1Understanding Anxiety: What, Me Worry?

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      • 2.2Understanding Speech Anxiety: Butterflies, Anyone?

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      • 2.3Training Your Speech Anxiety Butterflies

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      • 2.4The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 2.5Speaking from the Stars

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    • 3How Important Is Ethics?

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      • 3.1The Cultural Context: Ethics in Today’s World

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      • 3.2The Situational Context: The Ethics of Public Speaking

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      • 3.3The Personal Context: How Do You Make Ethical Speaking Decisions?

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      • 3.4The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 3.5Speaking from the Stars

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    • Part 2Planning Your Speech

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    • 4How Do I Start?

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      • 4.1First Steps

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      • 4.2Explore Potential Topics

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      • 4.3Handpick Your Best Idea

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      • 4.4Know Your Purpose

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      • 4.5What’s Your Thesis?

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      • 4.6The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 4.7Speaking from the Stars

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    • 5How Important Is the Audience?

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      • 5.1Connections Count: Build a Relationship with the Audience

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      • 5.2The Three C’s of Audience Analysis: Put Your Focus Where Your Mouth Is

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      • 5.3The Audience as Listeners: “Ah, There You Are”

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      • 5.4The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 5.5Speaking from the Stars

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    • Part 3Preparing Your Speech

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    • 6How Do I Find and Select Materials to Support My Ideas?

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      • 6.1Who Said So? Using Research to Support Your Ideas

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      • 6.2Critical Thinking Is Critical

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      • 6.3Five Key Steps to Researching Your Speech

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      • 6.4The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 6.5Speaking from the Stars

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    • 7How Do I Organize and Outline My Speech?

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      • 7.1Why Organizing a Speech Is Necessary

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      • 7.2How to Organize a Speech

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      • 7.3Using Organizational Patterns

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      • 7.4How to Create an Outline

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      • 7.5The Gist: Chapter Summary Outline

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      • 7.6Speaking from the Stars

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    • 8How Do I Create Introductions and Conclusions?

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      • 8.1The Four Components of Successful Introductions

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      • 8.2So, in Conclusion . . . Go Out with a Bang!

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      • 8.3The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 8.4Speaking from the Stars

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    • Part 4Presenting Your Speech

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    • 9How Can I Best Use Language?

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      • 9.1How Do Words Create Meaning?

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      • 9.2Be Clear, Correct, and Compelling

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      • 9.3Use Inclusive Language

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      • 9.4Use Creative and Memorable Language

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      • 9.5The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 9.6Speaking from the Stars

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    • 10How Do I Best Deliver My Speech?

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      • 10.1Presence: I’m Not Sure What It Is, but I Know It When I See It

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      • 10.2The How’s of Good Delivery

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      • 10.3The Anatomy of a Speaker

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      • 10.4Practice Makes . . . Better

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      • 10.5The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 10.6Speaking from the Stars

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    • 11How Should I Use Visual Aids?

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      • 11.1Why Use Visual Aids?

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      • 11.2How to Use Visual Aids

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      • 11.3Polish Your PowerPoint Skills

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      • 11.4The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 11.5Speaking from the Stars

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    • Part 5Kinds of Public Speaking

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    • 12How Should I Speak to Inform?

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      • 12.1Information Please: What Is Informative Speaking?

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      • 12.2The Who and Why of Informative Speaking

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      • 12.3The How of Informative Speaking: Making Information Meaningful

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      • 12.4The Structure and Science of Information: Big Data

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      • 12.5The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 12.6Speaking from the Stars

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    • 13How Should I Speak to Persuade?

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      • 13.1The Who of Persuasive Speaking

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      • 13.2Winning Listeners’ Minds

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      • 13.3The How of Persuasive Speaking

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      • 13.4The Art and Architecture of Storytelling: Story over Stats?

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      • 13.5The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 13.6Speaking from the Stars

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    • 14How Should I Speak Differently on Special Occasions?

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      • 14.1Commemorative Speeches: Mark the Occasion

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      • 14.2Toasts and Roasts

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      • 14.3Other Commemorative Speeches: Tributes, After-Dinner Speeches, and Giving or Accepting Awards

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      • 14.4The Eulogy: Honoring a Life

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      • 14.5The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 14.6Speaking from the Stars

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    • 15How Should I Speak on the Job?

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      • 15.1How You Speak on the Job Can Make or Break You

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      • 15.2Creating a Framework for Strategic Speaking on the Job

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      • 15.3The Gist: Chapter Summary

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      • 15.4Speaking from the Stars

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