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Public Speaking: Choices and Responsibility(English)

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PUBLIC SPEAKING: CHOICES AND RESPONSIBILITY, 2e delivers a practical, up-to-date resource that will sharpen your public-speaking skills and empower you to make the best choices for your speech audience and situation. Hands-on applications enable you to analyze what you learn and immediately put it into practice. The Second Edition includes new coverage of Monroe's Motivated Sequence, discussions of TED talks and PechaKucha, extended treatment of fallacies, and expanded emphasis on outlining. New Remix features apply the latest research in business and social science to public speaking skills. In addition, MindTap digital learning solution provides an array of tools and apps to help you maximize your course success. PUBLIC SPEAKING will help you master your skills -- and use them to make a difference in your career and your community.

Table of Contents:
Part I: FUNDAMENTALS OF GOOD SPEAKING. 1. Public Speaking. Introduction: Why Learn Public Speaking? Remix: What is a Remix? Speech Is Powerful. The Power of Public Speaking to Change the World. The Power of Speeches to Change Your World. Speaking Connects You to Others: Democracy in Everyday Life. The Conversational Framework. Remix: Public Speaking and Democracy. The Communication Process. The Public in Public Speaking. Speaking Is About Making Choices. Preparation. Informing. Persuading. The Speaking Process: Thinking, Creating, and Speaking. Thinking Through Your Choices. Your Responsibilities (Chapter 2). Your Audience (Chapters 3, 4). Your Goals (Chapter 5). Creating Your First Speech. Information and Arguments (Chapters 6, 7). Research (Chapter 8). Organizing (Chapter 9). Finding the Words (Chapter 10). Giving Your First Speech. Delivering the Speech (Chapter 11). Overcoming Anxiety (Chapter 11). Presentation Aids (Chapter 12). Making Responsible Choices. Good Speeches Are the Result of Choices. Taking Responsibility Means Respecting the Audience. 2. Ethics and the Responsible Speaker. Introduction: Why Ethics Matter in Public Speaking. Remix: Ethics and Effectiveness. Ethical Pitfalls in Public Speaking. Deceptive Speech. Inappropriately Biased Speech. Remix: Bias, or, on Being Fair and Balanced. Poorly Reasoned Speech. Seven Principles of Ethical Public Speaking. Be Honest. Be Open. Be Generous. Be Balanced. Represent Evidence Responsibly. Take Appropriate Risks. Choose Engagement. How to Avoid Plagiarism. How to Create an Ethical Speech. Respect Your Audience. Remix: The Golden Rule. Respect Your Topic. Present Other Views and Treat Them Fairly. Avoid Fallacies and Prejudicial Appeals. Name Calling. Glittering Generalities. Inappropriate Testimonials. Plain-Folks Appeals. Card Stacking. Bandwagoning. Remix: Ethics and the Audience. 3. Understanding Audiences and Publics. Introduction: Those People Sitting in Front of You. Audience Analysis. The Literal Audience: Demographics. Problems With the Demographic Approach. The Rhetorical Audience. The "As" Test. From "Me" to "Us". Adapting Your Speech to Your Audience. Identify Common Interests. Make the Most of Shared Experience. Work from Common Premises. Be Directive. Remix: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Address to the March on Washington. Two Views of the Audience: Marketing vs. Engagement. Marketing. Engagement. The Audience and the Public. Advancing the Public Conversation. Remix: Public or Publics. Our Responsibilities to Your Audience. 4. Becoming a Skilled Listener. Introduction: Public Hearing and Listening. Types of Listening. Passive Listening. Active Listening. Critical Listening. The Ethics of Listening. Obstacles to Good Listening. Distractions. Your Mental Zone. Taking Good Notes. Remix: Taking Notes. Giving Constructive and Useful Feedback. Criticize Speeches, Not People. Be Specific. Focus on What Can Be Changed. Be Communication Sensitive. Part II: CREATING A GREAT SPEECH. 5. Choosing a Topic and Purpose. Introduction: Picking a Topic and Defining Your Purpose. A Strategy for Picking a Topic. What Interests You? What Will Interest Your Audience? What Is the Occasion? What Is Your Purpose? What Is Your Thesis? How to Find a Topic Among Your Interests. What Do You Already Know or Care About? What Do You Want to Know More About? Remix: Brainstorming. Brainstorming. Choosing One of Your Topic Ideas. How to Focus Your Topic for Your Audience. Geography or Location. Past, Present, or Future. Typical Audience Interests. Speaking Purposes and Speaking Situations. General Purposes of Speeches. Types of Speaking Situations. Time Constraints. The Thesis Statement: Putting Your Purpose Into Words. 6. Research. Introduction: Becoming an Expert. Researching Responsibly. The Research Process. Figuring Out What You Already Know. Designing a Research Strategy. Deciding Where to Go. Making a Methodical Search. How to Conduct an Online Search. Creating Search Terms. Remi


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781305261648
  • Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
  • Depth: 13
  • Height: 15 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Choices and Responsibility
  • Width: 213 mm
  • ISBN-10: 130526164X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 2016
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: 2
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 271 mm
  • Weight: 660 gr


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