LearnSmart Access Card for iSpeak: Public Speaking for Contemporary Life

LearnSmart. This adaptive diagnostic tool helps students take charge of their own learning. LearnSmart assists students in discovering what they do and don’t know, while guiding them to experience and learn through exercises and readings. Interactive assessments measure and monitor students’ knowledge levels so the content is personalized to their needs. Individual study plans adapt based on each student’s performance level in order to increase learning and retention. Dynamically generated reports document progress and areas for additional reinforcement.

Part One

Preparing Your Presentations

1 Getting Started

2 Preparing Your First Presentation

3 Selecting a Topic and Purpose

4 Analyzing the Audience

Part Two

Selecting and Arranging Content

5 Finding Information and Supporting Your Ideas

6 Organizing and Outlining Your Presentation

7 Delivering Speeches

8 Choosing Your Words

9 Visual Resources and Presentation Technology

Part Three

Types of Presentations

10 Presenting to Inform

11 Presenting Persuasive Messages

12 Speaking on Special Occasions

Appendix: Working and Presenting as a Group

Glossary

References

Credits

Index