Essential Speech (Language Arts Solutions) - Hardcover

VERDERBER/VERDERBER

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 053844990X ISBN 13: 9780538449908

Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub, 2010

Synopsis

Hardcover. Pub date: 2010 Pages: 528 Publisher: Cengage Learning Take your students from the basics of communication to Mastering Speech Preparation and Delivery with the this Engaging dynamic text ESSENTIAL SPEECH introduces the Various types of Speeches as well as the keys for effective speech preparation and confident delivery. Relevant activities and examples of effective and ineffective communication make student learning easier.Students learn how strong speeches begin with thorough preparation. They develop into confident. competent communicators as they learn to research and use language and vocabulary effectively . Students learn useful delivery strategies as well as how to perfect their listening. observing. analyzing. and critiquing abilities.This book's inviting and open visual presentation. along with numerous examples drawn from today's world. keep the presentat...

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1. WELCOME TO PUBLIC SPEAKING. Understand Public Speaking. Communication Settings, Your Audience Matters. Give Effective and Enthusiastic Speeches. Effective Speech, Enthusiastic Delivery. Be Empowered and Ethical. Empowerment, Ethical Behavior. 2. SPEECH ANXIETY AND PLANNING. Speech Anxiety. Understand Speech Anxiety, Manage Speech Anxiety. Effective Speech Planning. Be a Confident Speaker, Speech-Planning Steps. Narrative Speeches. Narrative Speeches, Develop a Narrative Speech. 3. LISTEN AND ANALYZE SPEECHES. Listen Effectively. What Is Listening? Ways to Listen Effectively, Understand and Remember Information. Analyze and Evaluate Speeches. Critically Analyze Speeches, Evaluate Speeches, Receive a Critique. 4. SPEECH GOALS. Speaking Situations Subjects and Topics. Identify Speaking Situations, Identify Subjects and Topics. Analyze the Setting and Audience. Analyze the Setting, Analyze the Audience, Audience Information. Collect Data About the Audience. Collect Data Through Surveys, Collect Data Using Other Methods. Select a Topic and Write Speech Goals. Select a Speech Topic, Speech Goals, Write Speech Goals. 5. CONSIDER THE AUDIENCE. Relate to the Audience. Relevance, Initial Audience Disposition, Common Ground, Develop Audience Trust. Adapt for Your Audience. Adapting Strategies, Adapt for Diversity, Create a Specific Plan. 6. RESEARCH. Locate Information. Research, Personal Knowledge Experience and Observation, Primary Sources. Secondary Sources. Secondary Sources, Types of Secondary Sources. Evaluate Information. Criteria for Judging Sources, Identify and Select Relevant Information, Include Cultural Diverse Views. Record Information. Preparing Research Cards, Citing Sources in Your Speech. 7. THE SPEECH BODY. Main Points and Thesis Statement. Identify Your Main Point, Write the Thesis Statement. Outline the Speech Body. The Speech Body Outline, Outline Main Points, Subpoints. Supporting Materials and Transitions. Supporting Materials, Transitions in Speeches. 8. THE SPEECH INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION. Create the Introduction. Goals of the Introduction, Outline the Introduction. Create the Conclusion. Parts of the Conclusion, Outline the Conclusion. Complete the Outline. List Sources, Write a Title, Review the Outline. 9. PRESENTATION AIDS. Visual Aids. Types of Presentation Aids, Criteria for Choosing Presentation Aids. Create Visual Aids. Design Presentation Aids, Computer-Generated Presentation Aids and Multimedia Presentations. Display and Use Presentation Aids. Ways to Display Presentation Aids, Guidelines for Using Presentation Aids. 10. SPEECH WORDING. Choose the Right Words. Oral Style, Speak Accurately, Speak Clearly. Speak Vividly and Appropriately. Speak Vividly, Speak Appropriately. 11. SPEECH DELIVERY. Effective Speech Delivery. An Effective Delivery Style, Use Your Voice Effectively, Effective Nonverbal Language. Delivery, Rehearsal, and Audience Adaptation. Speech Delivery Methods, Rehearsal, Adapt to Your Audience. 12. INFORMATIVE SPEECHES. Informative Speeches. Goal of Informative Speeches, Characteristics of Informative Speeches, Ways to Inform Your Audience. Types of Informative Speeches. Process Speeches, Expository Speeches. 13. PERSUASIVE SPEECHES. Persuasive Speeches. Goal of a Persuasive Speech, Write a Persuasive Speech Goal. Identify Reasons and Evidence. Find Reasons to Use as Main Points, Find Supporting Evidence, Essentials of Reasoning. Motivate Your Audience. Types and Arguments, Credibility, Emotional Appeal, Ethics, Leadership. Organizational Patterns for Persuasive Speeches. 14. ANALYZING THE MEDIA. Interpreting Media Reports. Media's purpose, How media communicates. Interpreting Media Events. Media tools, Media Evaluation. 15. ORAL INTERPRETATION AND DEBATE. Interpreting Creative Works. Oral Interpretation, Consider Your Purpose and Your Audience. Debate. Debate Essentials, Prepare for Debate, Lincoln-Douglas Debate. 16. GROUP PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIAL SPEAKING. Preparing Group Presentations. Responsibilities of Group Members, Group Problem-Solving Methods, Preparation Process. Delivering Group Presentations. Group Presentation Formats, Evaluating Group Effectiveness. Speeches for Special Occasions. Welcome and Introduction, Recognition Nomination and Acceptance, Other Ceremonial Speeches. Appendix. Parliamentary Procedures.

About the Author:

Rudolph F. Verderber is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Communication Emeritus at the University of Cincinnati and former National Speaker's Association Professor of the Year -- as well as one of the all-time best-selling communication studies authors. The strength of his basic texts lies in his ability to explain and exemplify concepts, theories, and skills to introductory level students. His Cengage Learning texts -- COMMUNICATE!, THE CHALLENGE OF EFFECTIVE SPEAKING, COMM, and SPEAK -- have a reputation for being student favorites due to their accessible presentation of theory and skills.

About this edition

• Publisher: South-Western Educational Pub
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 053844990X
• ISBN 13: 9780538449908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528