CHAPTER 1 Speaking in Public The Power of Public Speaking The Tradition of Public Speaking Public Speaking and Intercultural Communicative Competence Public Speaking and Critical Thinking Public Speaking and Conversation Similarities Between Public Speaking and Conversation Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation The Speech Communication Process Speaker Message Channel Listener Feedback Interference Situation The Speech Communication Process: Example with CommentaryCHAPTER 2 Speaking Confidently and Ethically Becoming a Confident Speaker Nervousness Is Normal Dealing with Nervousness Being an Ethical Speaker Guidelines for Ethical Speaking PlagiarismCHAPTER 3 Giving Your First Speech Preparing Your Speech Developing the Speech Organizing the Speech Delivering Your Speech Speaking Extemporaneously Rehearsing the Speech Presenting the Speech Sample Speeches with Commentary ……CHAPTER 4 Selecting a Topic and a PurposeCHAPTER 5 Analyzing the AudienceCHAPTER 6 Supporting Your IdeasCHAPTER 7 Organizing the Body of the SpeechCHAPTER 8 Beginning and Ending the SpeechCHAPTER 9 Outlining the SpeechCHAPTER 10 Using LanguageCHAPTER 11 Delivering the SpeechCHAPTER 12 Using Visual AidsCHAPTER 13 Speaking to InformCHAPTER 14 Speaking to PersuadeCHAPTER 15 Speaking on Special OccasionsCHAPTER 16 Speaking in CompetitionsAPPENDIX Speeches for Appreciation and AnalysisNotesPhoto Credits