Building a speech
By: Sheldon Metcalfe
Edition: 7th ed.
Series: Cengage advantage books; Cengage advantage books
Publisher: Wadsworth/ Cengage Learning
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780495567578
Subjects: Public speaking
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-370) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing the study of public speaking; title: Building your first speech; title: Analyzing your audience; title: Improving your listening skills; title: Understanding and reducing your apprehension; title: Considering the ethics of public speaking; title: Selecting the topic and purpose; title: Conducting research; title: Choosing supporting materials; title: Organizing the body of the speech; title: Selecting the introduction and conclusion; title: using audiovisual aids; title: Considering language; title: Developing the delivery; title: Speaking to inform; title: Speaking to persuade; title: Speaking to persuade : motivating audiences; title: Speaking for special occasions; title: Speaking in groups.