Advanced Public Speaking

by Lynn Meade

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This advanced public speaking textbook is designed to encourage you as a speaker and to help you sharpen your skills. It is written to feel like you are sitting with a trusted mentor over coffee as you receive practical advice on speaking. Grow in confidence, unleash your personal power and find your unique style as you learn to take your speaking to the next level--polished and professional.

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Publisher
University of Arkansas
Subjects
Social Sciences, Communication
Licence
CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: Writing a Speech
  7. 1.1: Public Speaking--So What, Who Cares?
  8. 1.2: Engage Your Audience- Don't Spit Random Words at Generic People
  9. 1.3: Brainstorming- Moving the Cheese Out of the Way So You Can Find Your Best Ideas
  10. 1.4: Opening a Speech- Get Their Attention from the Start!
  11. 1.5: Closing a Speech- End with Power and Let Them Know It is Time to Clap
  12. 1.6: The Power of Story- The Secret Ingredient to Making Any Speech Memorable
  13. 1.7: Giving and Receiving Feedback- It is Harder Than You Think
  14. 1.8: Organizing a Speech and Harnessing the Power of Three
  15. 1.9: Transitions- Bridging Ideas for a Seamless Presentation
  16. 1.10: Research- Finding and Citing Your Research
  17. 1.11: Ceremonial Speaking- Identification, Magnification, Narration
  18. 1.12: Professional Speechwriting- Using Colorful Language in Your Speech
  19. 1.13: Professional Speechwriting- Metaphor, Simile, and Theme
  20. 1.14: Professional Speechwriting- Vivid and Sensory Words Make Your Speech Come Alive
  21. 2: Presenting a Speech
  22. 2.1: Overcome Communication Apprehension by Hacking Your Brain
  23. 2.2: Overcome Communication Apprehension by Hacking Your Body
  24. 2.3: Delivery Advice- Do Not Imagine the Audience Naked! Managing Eye Contact, Movement, and Gestures
  25. 2.4: Using a Microphone Effectively- Turn It Off Before Going to the Bathroom
  26. 2.5: Why Your Voice is the Most Important Part of Your Speech- If They Can't Hear You It is Only a Frustrating Exercise in Lip Reading
  27. 2.6: Speaking to a Camera- Making Eye Contact is Key
  28. 2.7: Delivery Methods- Which One Should I Use?
  29. 2.8: Speaking from a Manuscript- How to Read and not Look Like You Are Reading
  30. 3: Presentation Aids for Speech
  31. 3.1: Props- It is More Than Just Setting Stuff on a Table
  32. 3.2: Don't Ruin a Great Presentation with Terrible Slides
  33. 3.3: Data Visualization- Using Statistics, Numbers, and Charts Without Boring Your Audience
  34. 4: Speeches
  35. 4.1: Persuasive Speechmaking- Pitching Your Idea and Making it Stick
  36. 4.2: Career Speech- Tell Them Who You Are and Why You Matter to Them
  37. 4.3: Elevator and Career Fair Pitch- Standing Out While Still Fitting In
  38. 4.4: Toast Speech
  39. 4.5: Award Speech- And the Winner is...
  40. 4.6: Graduation Speeches- Speeches You Give in Pointy Hats
  41. 4.7: Eulogy-Good Words
  42. 4.8: Introducing a Speaker
  43. 4.9: Tribute Speech- Celebrate the Occasion, the Person, or the Monument
  44. 4.10: Informative Speech
  45. 5: Considerations for Speech
  46. 5.1: Things That Do Not Belong In Your Speech- Curse Words, ISTS, Slang, and Bafflegab
  47. 5.2: Rhetorical History- Interview with Two Old Dead Greek Guys
  48. 5.3: Fallacies--Warning! Deceptive, Hateful Speech Coming Your Way
  49. 5.4: The Science of Persuasion- A Little Theory Goes a Long Way
  50. Back Matter
  51. Index
  52. Glossary
  53. Detailed Licensing