1 The Fundamentals of Speech ..................................... 1

Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking ............................................... 4

Audience Analysis ................................................................................... 9

Audience Responsibilities ..................................................................... 15

Listening Skills ........................................................................................ 16

Peer Evaluations ...................................................................................... 21

2 Organizing a Speech ............................................................. 25

Goals and Strategies .............................................................................. 29

Constructing an Outline ........................................................................ 45

Why Do You Need an Outline? .............................................................. 45

What Are the Parts of an Outline? ......................................................... 46

How Can You Create an Effective Outline? ......................................... 48

What Can You Use to Link Your Speech Parts Together? .................. 58

What Are the Different Types of Outlines? ........................................... 61

Creating Useful Notes (Delivery Outline) for Your Speech ................. 73

Peer Editing Guidelines ......................................................................... 75

Creating Visual Aids and Handouts ..................................................... 77

3 Conducting Research ........................................................... 83

Research Criteria .................................................................................... 86

Methods of Research ............................................................................. 88

Using Interviews as a Source of Research ........................................... 89

Using the Internet .................................................................................. 96

Plagiarism ................................................................................................ 98

Verbally Citing Research ..................................................................... 100

MLA Documentation ........................................................................... 105

4 Delivering a Speech ............................................................. 153

Methods of Delivery ............................................................................. 156

Verbal Skills and Non-verbal Skills ..................................................... 159

Rehearsal ............................................................................................... 170

Delivery ................................................................................................. 171

5 Types of Speeches .................................................................. 177

Understanding Types of Speeches ..................................................... 180

Introduction Speech ............................................................................. 182

Central Idea Speech ............................................................................. 205

Demonstration Speech......................................................................... 229

Persuasion Speech ............................................................................... 255

Special Occasion Speech ..................................................................... 275

Group Presentation .............................................................................. 296

Glossary .............................................................................................. 329

Photo Credits ................................................................................ 333

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