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Chapter 1 Introduction to Public Speaking |
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What Does It Mean to Speak in Public? |
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The Purposes of Public Speaking |
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Internal Purposes of Public Speaking |
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External Purposes of Public Speaking |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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17 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Theory of Public Speaking |
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Middle Ages and Renaissance |
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29 | (4) |
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31 | (2) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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Chapter 3 Overcoming Communication Apprehension |
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Embrace the Nervous, Dispatch the Worry |
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I'm Worried That I'll Pass Out |
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I'm Worried I'll Forget What to Say |
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I'm Worried People Won't Understand What I Have to Say |
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I'm Worried People Won't Like What I Have to Say |
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47 | (1) |
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I'm Worried Another Speaker Will Be Better Than Me |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (3) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Writing for the Listening Audience |
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Audiences Are Easily Distracted |
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56 | (1) |
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Defining the Listening Audience |
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Structuring a Speech for the Listening Audience |
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Adapting Your Writing for a Listening Audience |
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59 | (12) |
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64 | (2) |
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A Note About Tone and Your Personal Voice |
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71 | (1) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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72 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Topic Selection |
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What Are We All Doing Here, Anyway? |
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Why Am I Talking, Why Are You Listening? |
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78 | (3) |
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79 | (1) |
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A Storm is Coming---A BRAINstorm! |
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We Need a Little Focus in Our Lives (and Speech Topics) |
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86 | (1) |
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Keep in Mind, You Can Always Change Yours |
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87 | (1) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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88 | (3) |
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91 | (2) |
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Selecting a Topic Through Research |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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But How Do I Find All These Sources? |
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What Do We Do With Research? |
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Let's Organize This Piece |
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103 | (3) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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110 | (4) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (23) |
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115 | (12) |
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Undifferentiated Speech Organization |
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117 | (4) |
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Differentiated Speech Organization |
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121 | (1) |
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123 | (3) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (8) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (5) |
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134 | (1) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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135 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Introductions and Conclusions |
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Introduction to Introductions |
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139 | (1) |
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Attention-getting Devices, or First Impressions Are Last Chances |
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Getting the Audience's Attention! |
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143 | (5) |
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148 | (2) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (4) |
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154 | (3) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Physical Delivery |
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Letting Your Body Do the Talking |
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160 | (1) |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (10) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (2) |
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Using Space When Gesturing |
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169 | (3) |
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Using Stillness When Gesturing |
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172 | (1) |
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172 | (2) |
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174 | (2) |
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Physical Delivery Using Limited Notes |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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183 | (3) |
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186 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Vocal Delivery |
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187 | (22) |
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187 | (4) |
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Why Planned Breathing is Important |
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188 | (1) |
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Don't Breathe With Your Chest |
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189 | (1) |
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Breathe With Your Diaphragm |
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189 | (2) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (14) |
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Can the Audience Hear You? Thinking About Volume and Projection |
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192 | (3) |
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Thinking About Tempo and Pace |
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195 | (5) |
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Thinking About Articulation and Pronunciation |
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200 | (3) |
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Will the Audience Care? Thinking About Tone and Pitch |
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203 | (2) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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205 | (2) |
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207 | (2) |
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Chapter 11 Audience Analysis |
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What Makes Each Audience Unique |
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209 | (3) |
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211 | (1) |
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Learning About Your Audience |
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212 | (3) |
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Last-minute Audience Analysis |
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214 | (1) |
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Identifying a Target Audience |
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214 | (1) |
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Applying Your Audience Analysis to Your Performance |
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215 | (5) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (3) |
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In the End, Everyone is a Kindergartner |
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220 | (1) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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220 | (2) |
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222 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 The Speaking Experience |
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223 | (14) |
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224 | (10) |
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Conceptualizing the Speech: One Month in Advance |
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225 | (1) |
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Visualizing the Speech: Two Weeks Before |
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225 | (2) |
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Completing the Speech: One Week Before |
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227 | (1) |
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Trusting the Speech: The Night Before |
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228 | (1) |
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Delivering the Speech: The Day Of |
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229 | (3) |
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232 | (2) |
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Confidence: Fake It Until You Make It |
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234 | (1) |
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Tying It Together: Authentic Communication |
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234 | (1) |
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| Endnotes |
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