Speak Up!: An Illustrated Guide to Public Speaking / Edition 3

by Douglas M. Fraleigh, Joseph S. Tuman

Overview

Speak Up! is a lively but thorough approach to public speaking aimed to support student confidence and successful speeches.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781457623943
Publisher:	Bedford/St. Martin's
Publication date:	01/10/2014
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Douglas M. Fraleigh is a professor and chair of the Department of Communication at California State University, Fresno and he serves on the faculty of the university's Smittcamp Family Honors College. He has taught public speaking courses throughout his career and also coached intercollegiate speech and debate at CSU Fresno, UC Berkeley, Cornell, and CSU Sacramento. His research interests include freedom of speech, argumentation, and legal communication.
 
Joseph S. Tuman is a professor and chair of the Department of Communication Studies at San Francisco State University, where he has received the Jacobus tenBroek Society Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Tuman has taught at the University of California at Berkeley, the New School, and University of Paris II, and has published widely in the field of communication studies. He appears regularly on television news programs as a political commentator.

 

Table of Contents

The Basics of Public Speaking

1. Introducing Public Speaking
2. Developing Your First Speech
3. Speech Ethics
4. Listening Skills

Preparation Fundamentals

5. Audience Analysis
6. Selecting Your Topic
7. Researching Your Speech
8. Using Supporting Materials for Your Speech

Organizing and Outlining

9. Organizing Your Speech
10. Introductions and Conclusions
11. Outlining Your Speech

Language and Delivery

12. Language and Style
13. Delivering Your Speech
14. Using Presentation Aids

Types of Public Speaking

15. Mediated Public Speaking
16. Informative Speaking
17. Persuasive Speaking
18. Methods of Persuasion
19. Special-Occasion Speaking
20. Group Communication
21. Civic Engagement

Appendix A: Speech Choices Outline and Full-Length Speech
Appendix B: Additional Sample Speeches