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Item specifics
- Condition
- Subject
- Theater / General, Public Speaking
- ISBN
- 9780205334438
- Subject Area
- Performing Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines
- Publication Name
- Public Speaking : Strategies for Success (With Interactive Companion Website)
- Publisher
- Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 10 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3 in
- Item Weight
- 35.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 8 in
- Number of Pages
- 99998 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0205334431
ISBN-13
9780205334438
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1830620
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
99998 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Public Speaking : Strategies for Success (With Interactive Companion Website)
Publication Year
2001
Subject
Theater / General, Public Speaking
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
35.3 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
3
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2001-018898
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
808.5/1
Table Of Content
Each chapter concludes with "Summary," "Discussion Questions," "Activities," "Using the Internet" Activities, and "Notes." 1. Welcome to Public Speaking. Why Study Public Speaking? Public Speaking and Communication. The Rhetorical Situation. Goals and Strategies for Your First Speech. Strategies for Organizing Your Speech. Beginning Assignments. Practicing the Speech. Strategies for Overcoming Speech Anxiety. The Quest for Quality. Ethics: Respect for Audience, Topic, and Occasion. 2. Listening Critically. Are You Really Listening? Strategies for Careful Listening. Listening Critically. Evaluating Speeches Critically. 3. Analyzing Your Audience. Checking Audience Demographics. Respecting Audience Culture. Understanding Audience Psychology. Strategies for Analyzing the Audience. Analyzing Your Own Ethos. 4. Choosing a Topic and Developing a Strategy. Understanding the Rhetorical Situation. What Makes a Good Topic? How to Choose a Good Topic. Developing a Strategic Plan. Developing the Purpose Statement and the Thesis Statement. Analyzing the Thesis Statement. 5. Researching the Topic. Strategic Perspectives on Research Types of Supporting Material. Finding Supporting Material from People. Finding Supporting Material in Print. Finding Supporting Material Electronically. A Strategy for Research. Note Taking and Filing. 6. Reasoning. Proof, Support, and Reasoning. Strategies for Reasoning through Example. Strategies for Reasoning through Analogy. Strategies for Reasoning through Signs. Strategies for Reasoning through Cause. Strategies for Reasoning through Testimony. Strategies for Reasoning through Narrative. Avoiding Errors in Reasoning. Reasoning in Public Speaking. 7. Organizing the Speech: The Body. Why is Organization Important? Selecting the Main Ideas. Arranging the Main Ideas. Selecting and Arranging Supporting Materials. 8. Organizing the Speech: Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions. Introductions: Beginning the Speech. Conclusions: Ending the Speech. Transitions: Connecting the Elements of a Speech. 9. Outlining the Speech. The Preparation Outline. The Presentation Outline. Sample Outlines. 10. Achieving Style through Language. What is Style? Defining Terms Appropriately. Achieving Clarity, Rhythm, and Vividness. Style and the Entire Speech. Achieving Good Style. 11. Presenting the Speech. Characteristics of Effective Presentation. The Voice in Presentation. The Body in Presentation. Modes of Presentation. Practicing for Speech Presentation. 12. Using Visual Aids. Benefits of Using Visual Aids. Types of Visual Aids. Choosing Materials for Visual Aids. Preparing Visual Aids. Computer-Generated Visual Aids. Multimedia Presentations. Using Visual Aids in the Speech. 13. Informing. Matching Strategy to Purpose. Informative Strategies. Encouraging Retention. 14. Persuading. Purposes Achieved Through Persuasive Strategies. Plan Your Strategy. Constraints on Effective Persuasive Speaking. Strategic Resources for Specific Purposes. Generally Available Strategic Resources. The Problem-Solution Speech. Organizing Persuasive Speeches. 15. Occasions for Public Speaking. Fitting Your Speech to the Occasion. Deliberative Speaking. Ceremonial Speaking. Ceremonial Speaking Occasions. Speeches Combining Deliberative and Ceremonial Goals. Appendix A: Beyond the Classroom: Speaking in the Public Forum. Appendix B: Speeches for Analysis and Discussion.
Synopsis
At all stages of the public speaking process, students learn how to develop and apply strategies to speaking situations they encounter throughout their lives. David Zarefsky, one of today's leading scholars in speech communication, encourages students to think through and about the public speaking process. Zarefsky urges students to consider the diversity of audiences, occasions, and speakers and to choose a specific purpose, a relevant topic, and the appropriate material to make their speeches successful. This new edition focuses on providing students with more diverse and clearer examples, updated information on technology, and useful speech-making guidelines., At all stages of the public speaking process, readers learn how to develop and apply strategies to speaking situations they encounter throughout their lives. David Zarefsky, one of today's leading scholars in speech communication, encourages readers to think through and about the public speaking process. Zarefsky urges readers to consider the diversity of audiences, occasions, and speakers and to choose a specific purpose, a relevant topic, and the appropriate material to make their speeches successful. This new edition focuses on providing readers with more diverse and clearer examples, updated information on technology, and useful speech-making guidelines. For those interested in enhancing their public speaking skills.
LC Classification Number
PN4121.Z37 2002
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