Debuting in its first edition, Advanced Public Speaking: A Leader’s Guideis a comprehensive textbook designed to teach, model, and serve as a speech-making reference for upper level undergraduate students. This advanced, student-engagement focused, and flexible text offers students opportunities to increase their speaking abilities across a variety of more specific and complex contexts. 

Table of Contents:
Introduction: Why Advanced Public Speaking? Preface for Instructors Unit I: Speaking Situations 1         The Speech of Introduction             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Praise and Blame             Examples             Introductory Remarks at SIPA-World Leaders Forum by Lee C. Bollinger             Introduction of President Clinton by Gen. Colin Powell             Discussion Starters and Bibliography   2         Opinion Give and Take             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Logos             Examples             Debate on the DTV Delay Act by Reps. Cliff Stearns, Jim Matheson, Michael N. Castle, and Sheila Jackson-Lee             Discussion Starters and Bibliography   3         Proposals             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Kairos             Example             RUPCO Proposal  by Joan Lawrence-Bauer             Discussion Starters and Bibliography   4         Civic Persuasive Appeals             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Artistic Proof             Example             Statement on Term Limits by Christine C. Quinn             Discussion Starters and Bibliography   5         Eulogies             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Decorum             Examples             Eulogy for Princess Diana by Ninth Earl Spencer             Eulogy for Glen E. Hostetler by Michael J. Hostetler             Discussion Starters and Bibliography   6         Crisis Speeches             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Ethos             Example              Attempted Terrorist Act on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 by President Obama             Prepared Testimony to Congress by Akio Toyoda             Discussion Starters and Bibliography   7         Technical Briefings             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Inartistic Proof             Examples             The Status of the War and Political Developments in Iraq by Gen. David Patraeus             Reentry of U.S. Satellite by James Jeffrey, Gen. James Cartwright and Michael Griffin             Discussion Starters and Bibliography   8         Lectures             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Knowledge and Eloquence             Examples             Acres of Diamonds by Russell H. Conwell             Faith, Reason and the University: Memories and Reflection by Pope Benedict XVI             Discussion Starters and Bibliography     Unit II: Speaking Processes         9          Speaking from Manuscript         Assignment and Commentary         Classical Concept: Writing and Speaking         Example Address Presented to the National Religious Broadcasters by C. Everett Koop         Discussion Starters and Bibliography               10      Storytelling             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Pathos             Example             Statement to the Credentials Committee by Fannie Lou Hamer             Discussion Starters and Bibliography               11      On Camera Speaking             Assignment and Commentary             Classical Concept: Audiences             Example:  Reference to Richard Nixon’s Checkers Speech             Discussion Starters and Bibliography               Appendix: Public Speaking Redux