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Introduction
Chapter One - The Importance of Public Speaking
Chapter Two - The Communication Process
Chapter Three - Ethical Implications
A Note about Listening
Chapter Four - Listening
Chapter Five - Determining a Topic and Purpose
Chapter Six - Analyzing your Audience
A Note about Your Audience
Chapter Seven - Conducting Research
A Note about Research
Chapter Eight - Supporting Materials
Chapter Nine - Organizing the Body of your Speech
Chapter Ten - Introductions and Conclusions
A Note about Outlining Your Speech
Chapter Eleven - Outlining the Speech
Chapter Twelve - Language Use
A Note about Language
Chapter Thirteen - Speech Delivery
Chapter Fourteen - Presentation Aids
Chapter Fifteen - Speaking to Inform
Chapter Sixteen - Speaking to Persuade
Chapter Seventeen - Methods of Persuasion
Chapter Eighteen - Special Occasion Speeches
Chapter Nineteen - Speaking Online
Chapter Twenty - Dealing with Nervousness and Practicing the Speech
A Note about Reflection
Outline and Visual Aid Examples
Speech Examples
Appendix
Will add glossary of terms / index over summer ’22
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