The Art of Public Speaking, 12th Edition

The Art of Public Speaking personalizes learning for every student no matter whom they are or where they are, ensuring that they come to your public speaking class confident, prepared with the principle foundations, and ready to participate in your teaching and coaching.

Table of Contents

PART ONE SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Chapter 1 Speaking in Public
Chapter 2 Ethics and Public Speaking
Chapter 3 Listening
Chapter 4 Giving Your First Speech

PART TWO SPEECH PREPARATION: GETTING STARTED
Chapter 5 Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
Chapter 6 Analyzing the Audience
Chapter 7 Gathering Materials
Chapter 8 Supporting Your Ideas

PART THREE SPEECH PREPARATION: ORGANIZING AND OUTLINING
Chapter 9 Organizing the Body of the Speech
Chapter 10 Beginning and Ending the Speech
Chapter 11 Outlining the Speech

PART FOUR PRESENTING THE SPEECH
Chapter 12 Using Language
Chapter 13 Delivery
Chapter 14 Using Visual Aids

PART FIVE VARIETIES OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
Chapter 15 Speaking to Inform
Chapter 16 Speaking to Persuade
Chapter 17 Methods of Persuasion
Chapter 18 Speaking on Special Occasions
Chapter 19 Speaking in Small Groups

Appendix Speeches for Analysis and Discussion