Practically speaking / J. Dan Rothwell (Professor Emeritus, Cabrillo College).

Author
Rothwell, J. Dan [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
Second edition.
Published/​Created
  • New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]
  • ©2017
Description
xxv, 350 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-338) and index.
    Contents
    • Communication competence and public speaking
    • Speech anxiety
    • Audience analysis and topic selection
    • Gathering material
    • Supporting materials
    • Attention: getting people to listen
    • Introductions and conclusions
    • Outlining and organizing
    • Speaking style: using language
    • Delivering your speech
    • Visual aids
    • Skepticism: becoming critical thinking speakers and listeners
    • Argument, reasoning, and evidence
    • Informative speaking
    • Foundations of persuasive speaking
    • Persuasive speaking strategies
    • Speeches for special occasions
    • Appendix A text of an informative speech: "the annual plague"
    • Appendix B Text of a persuasive speech: "Get big money out of college sports".
    ISBN
    • 9780190457327 ((paperback))
    • 0190457325 ((paperback))
    LCCN
    2016021241
    OCLC
    953738448
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