Mastering Public Speaking
Description
Mastering Public Speaking equips students with a firm grounding in the "hows" and "whys" of public speaking by providing an ideal balance of theory and skills while placing important emphases on critiquing, ethics, and critical thinking.
Written in a casual, lively style and clearly organized, the Eighth Edition of Mastering Public Speaking builds on its previous success. The first public speaking book to devote an entire chapter to ethics, the Eighth Edition continues its popular and distinctive emphasis on the ethical contract between speaker and listener.
Teaching & Learning Experience
- Personalize Learning -MySpeechLab delivers proven results in helping students succeed, provides engaging experiences that personalize learning, and comes from a trusted partner with educational expertise and a deep commitment to helping students and instructors achieve their goals. With tools such as MediaShare (our video upload and commenting tool), MyOutline, and self-assessments in MyPersonalityProfile, MySpeechLab works with students and instructors to personalize the learning experience and make it more effective.
- Improve Skill Development and Application - "Key Points" boxes, chapter outlines, marginal glossary entries, and bulleted chapter summaries reinforce instruction and aid student review. "Theory into Practice" (TIP) features in every chapter help students understand and apply concepts and strategies of public communication to enhance their speaking competence.
- Engage Students - "Speaking with Confidence" features throughout the Eighth Edition have students explain in their own words how various aspects of the speech process help build confidence. Furthermore, the Eighth Edition of Mastering Public Speaking is more streamlined and user-friendly, has more bulleted lists and new bulleted summaries that make it easier for you to find the chapter content you are looking for, and is formatted in a smaller trim size that makes it easier to carry and use in class.
- Explore Examples of a diversity of speakers and occasions : student and professional speakers; classroom and contest student speeches; speeches by two-year, four-year, and graduate school students; informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches (Ch. 15, 17, 18 & Appendix).
- Emphasize Learning Outcomes - Learning outcomes appear on the chapter-opening spread and correspond to the important concepts covered in each chapter. Additionally, online tools in MySpeechLab, such as MediaShare, provide a strong assessment tool for measuring students' mastery of your course's learning outcomes through their speeches.
- Understand Theory and Research - The Eighth Edition provides a current guide to student research using databases, academic search engines, and Internet sources, with an updated emphasis on how to evaluate Internet sites and a new discussion of the use of Wikipedia . In addition, two solid chapters on persuasion highlight persuasive theory and application and types of argument, and include a discussion of logical fallacies. Students also can access Pearson's MySearchLab where students can get extensive help on the research process as well as can access four databases of credible and reliable source material (for details, please see www.mysearchlab.com ). MySearchLab also contains an AutoCite feature that assists students in the creation of a Works Cited document (using APA, MLA, or Chicago formats), as well as Pearson's SourceCheck, which encourages students to accurately document and cite their sources.
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Content
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Public Speaking 1
Why Study Public Speaking? 2
Definitions of Communication 4
Levels of Communication 6
Elements of Communication 9
The Public Speaker as Critical Thinker 12
Theory into Practice: Thinking about Speaking 14
Chapter 2: The Ethics of Public Speaking 16
Definition of Ethics 18
Principles of Ethics 19
Ethical Speaking 20
Ethical Listening 23
Fair Use Guidelines 25
Plagiarism 26
Theory into Practice: How to Avoid Plagiarism 30
Civility in the Classroom
Chapter 3: Speaking Confidently 32
Recognize That Speaker Nervousness Is Normal 34
Control Speaker Nervousness 37
Learn How to Build Speaker Confidence 37
Theory into Practice: Gaining Perspective 42
Prepare Your First Speech 43
Chapter 4: Listening to Speeches 52
The Importance of Listening 55
Listening versus Hearing 55
The Process of Listening 57
Obstacles to Effective Listening 59
Promoting Better Listening 60
Speaking with Confidence: Jodie Moody Radford University
Theory into Practice:
Chapter 5: Analyzing Your Audience 74
Recognize the Value of Audience Diversity 76
Analyze Your Audience before the Speech 78
Theory into Practice: Using an Audience Questionnaire 89
Analyze Your Audience during the Speech 88
Analyze Your Audience after the Speech 91
Chapter 6: Selecting Your Speech Topic 94
Generate Ideas 96
Research-Generated Topics 101
Select Your Topic
Focus Your Topic 102
Determine Your General Purpose 105
Formulate Your Specific Purpose 106
Word Your Thesis Statement 107
Chapter 7: Researching Your Topic
Assess Your Personal Knowledge
Develop Your Research Plan
Collect Your Information
Theory Into Practice: Evaluating Internet Resources
Record Your Information
Conclude Your Search
Chapter 8: Supporting Your Speech
Purposes of Supporting Materials
Types of Supporting Materials
Tests of Evidence
Citing Your Sources
Theory Into Practice: Information for Oral Footnotes
Chapter 9: Organizing the Body of Your Speech
Formulate an Organizing Question
Divide the Speech into Key Ideas
Develop the Key Ideas
Theory Into Practice: Applying the "4 S's"
Connect the Key Ideas
Chapter 10: Introducing and Concluding Your Speech
Organize the Introduction of the Speech
Organize the Conclusion of the Speech
Theory Into Practice: Outward Method of Speech Development
Chapter 11: Outlining Your Speech
Functions of Outlining
Principles of Outlining
Stages of Outlining
Theory Into Practice: Visual Brainstorming
Chapter 12: Wording Your Speech
Functions of Language
Principles of Effective Language Use
Theory Into Practice: Keys to Effective Oral Style
Chapter 13: Delivering Your Speech 224
Principles of Nonverbal Communication 226
Methods of Delivery 227
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