Public speaking / Michael Osborn, Suzanne Osborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Osborn, Michael, 1937-

Contributor:

Osborn, Suzanne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public speaking.

Physical Description:

xxii, 564 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm

Edition:

7th ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Houghton Mifflin, ©2006.

Contents:

pt. I. The foundations of public speaking

1. Public speaking and you

Personal benefits

Social benefits

Cultural benefits

Public speaking as communication

Public speaking as expanded conversation

Models of communication

Ethical public speaking

Respect for the integrity of ideas

Concern for listeners

2. Managing your fear of speaking

Understanding communication anxiety

External factors

Internal factors

Presentation anxiety

Selective relaxation

Attitude adjustments

Visualization

Skills training

3. Your first speech

Planning

Managing the impression you make

Competence

Integrity

Goodwill

Dynamism

Introducing yourself or a classmate : an application

4. Becoming a better listener

Benefits of effective listening

Listening in the workplace

Listening in the classroom

Neglect of listening

The process of listening

Discriminative listening

Comprehensive listening

Empathic listening

Appreciative listening

Critical listening

Constructive listening

Overcoming barriers to effective listening

Developing critical listening skills

Evaluating evidence and information

Assessing the credibility of sources

Analyzing language use

Examining rhetorical strategies

Evaluating speeches

Substance

Structure

Presentation skills

Ethical responsibilities of a listener.

pt. II. Preparation for public speaking

5. Adapting to your audience and situation

Adapting to audience dynamics

Motivation

Attitude systems

Adjusting audience demographics (age, gender, educational level, group affiliations)

Meeting the challenges of audience diversity

Stereotypes and bias

Ethnocentrism, sexism, and racism

Common ground

Adjusting to the communication situation (time, place, occasion, size of audience, context)

6. Finding your topic

What is a good topic?

Process of finding a good topic

Brainstorming

Interest charts

Media prompts

Exploring your topic area

Mind-mapping

Topic analysis

Refining your topic

Overview of topic selection process

Testing your topic selection : an application

7. Researching your topic

Acquiring responsible knowledge

Personal knowledge and experience

Research in the library

Research on the Internet

Evaluating research materials

Conducting strategic research

Interviewing for information

Taking notes on your research

8. Supporting your ideas

Facts and statistics

Testimony

Evaluating examples

Narratives

Three techniques for using supporting materials (comparison, contrast, analogy)

Deciding what support material you should use

9. Structuring your speech

Principles of good form

Simplicity

Balance

Order

Structuring the body of your speech

Using transitions

Introducing your message

Capturing attention

Establishing your credibility

Previewing your message

Developing an effective conclusion

10. Outlining you speech

Developing a working outline

Developing a formal outline

Developing a key-word outline.

pt. III. Developing presentation skills

11. Presentation aids

People

Objects and models

Graphics

Pictures

Presentation media

Flip chart

Posters

Handouts

Chalk and marker boards

Transparencies and slides

Compact disks

Computer-assisted presentations

Preparing presentation aids

Using presentation aids

Ethical considerations for using presentation aids

12. Using language effectively

The power of the spoken word

Six c's of language use (clarity, color, concreteness, correctness, conciseness, cultural sensitivity)

Magnifying the power of language

Figurative language

Changing the order of the words

Exploiting the sounds of words

13. Presenting your speech

Goal of integrated communication

Developing your voice (pitch, rate, loudness, variety, patterns of speaking)

Developing your body language

Facial expression and eye contact

Movement and gestures

Personal appearance

Developing versatility in presentation

Impromptu speaking

Memorized text presentation

Reading from a manuscript

Extemporaneous speaking

Developing flexibility in special situations

Handling questions and answers

Video presentations

Practicing for presentation.

pt. IV. Types of public speaking

14. Informative speaking

Functions of informative speaking

Speeches of description

Speeches of demonstration

Speeches of explanation

Briefings

Helping listeners learn

Attention

Retention

Speech designs (spatial, sequential, chronological, categorical, comparative, causation)

Rising to the challenge of the informative speech

15. Persuasive speaking

Nature of persuasive speaking

Work of persuasion

Process of persuasion

Awareness

Understanding

Agreement

Enactment

Integration

The challenges of persuasion

Reluctant audience

Barriers to commitment

Moving from attitude to action

Challenge of ethical persuasion

16. Building powerful arguments

Developing evidence and proofs

Patterns of reasoning

Central concepts

Reasoning from principle

Reasoning from reality

Reasoning from parallel cases

Designs for persuasive speaking (problem-solution, motivated sequence, refutative)

Avoiding defective persuasion

Defective evidence

Defective proof

Defective patterns of reasoning

Fallacies related to particular designs

17. Ceremonial speaking

Techniques of ceremonial speaking

Identification

Magnification

Types of ceremonial speeches

Speech of tribute

Acceptance speeches

Speech of introduction

Speech of inspiration

The after-dinner speech

Master of ceremonies

Narrative design (prologue, plot, epilogue)

Communicating in small groups

Speeches for analysis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0618531955

9780618531950

0618531963

9780618531967

0205564097

9780205564095

061868493X

9780618684939

OCLC:

58838523