Public Speaking : A Concise Overview for the Twenty-first Century

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Public Speaking and Communication in the Real World	p. 1
What Is Communication?	p. 18
The Fear Factor: Dealing with Communication Anxiety	p. 34
The Interrelated Elements of Purpose, Topic, and Audience	p. 48
Beginning and Ending Speeches	p. 62
Organizing the Body of Speeches	p. 77
Gathering and Implementing Supporting Materials	p. 93
Effective Delivery Style: Voice and Appearance	p. 117
Informative Speeches: The Foundation of Public Speaking	p. 132
Persuasive Speeches: Engineering Consent	p. 143
Occasional Speeches: Sincerity, Originality, and Brevity	p. 165
Bibliography	p. 183
Index	p. 191
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