Mastering public speaking /
George L. Grice, John F. Skinner
- 5th ed.
- Boston, Mass. : Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, c2004.
- xxx, 475 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Preface to the Students. - Preface to the Instructor. - Ch. 1. An Introduction to Public Speaking. - Ch. 2. The Ethics of Public Speaking. - Ch. 3. Speaking Confidently. Ch. 4. Responding to Speeches. Ch. 5. Analyzing Your Audience. - Ch. 6. Selecting Your Speech Topic. - Ch. 7. Researching Your Topic. - Ch. 8. Supporting Your Speech. - Ch. 9. Organizing the Body of Your Speech. - Ch. 10. Introducing and Concluding Your Speech. - Ch. 11. Outlining Your Speech. - Ch. 12. Wording Your Speech. - Ch. 13. Delivering Your Speech. - Ch. 14. Using Visual Aids. - Ch. 15. Speaking to Inform. - Ch. 16. The Strategy of Persuasion. - Ch. 17. The Structure of Persuasion. - Ch. 18. Speaking on Special Occasions. - Ch. 19. Speaking in Small Groups. - Appendix Sample Speeches. - "A Ship in a Bottle" / Daniel Sarvis. - "The Amish: Seeking to Lose the Self" / Susan Chontos. - "Hepatitis B: What Every College Student Doesn't Know" / Maria E. Ciach. - "Very Fake Badges - Very Real Guns" / Bond Benton. - "Eulogy for Barbara Jordan" / Bill Clinton. - "I Have a Dream" / Martin Luther King, Jr. - Endnotes. - Name Index. - Subject index.