The Speaker's Primer, Third Edition

The Speaker's Primer is a concise, practical guide to delivering individual and group presentations in both face-to-face and digital environments. Since many students must overcome a fear of public speaking and most assessments are based on performance, the text offers secondary assessments throughout that are critical in helping them succeed. Material focuses on the ethical dimensions of public speaking, including the importance of listening as an audience member as well as full chapters devoted to civility, culture and diversity, and speaking in a wide variety of career settings.The Speaker’s Primer takes care to fully engage speaking with technology, with new content that supports speakers when adapting presentations for virtual delivery, illuminating challenges and offering clear tips and guidelines to ensure success. Cover Preface Chapter 1 - Understanding Public Communication Chapter 2 - Speech Anxiety Chapter 3 - Speaking and Ethics Chapter 4 - Civility Chapter 5 - Speaking in your Career Chapter 6 - Culture and Diversity Chapter 7 - Topic Selection Chapter 8 - Research and Preparation Chapter 9 - Audience Analysis Chapter 10 - Supporting Materials Chapter 11 - Context and the Speech Situation Chapter 12 - Outlining Chapter 13 - Introductions, Conclusions, and Connective Statements Chapter 14 - Reasoning Chapter 15 - Informative Speeches Chapter 16 - Persuasive Speeches Chapter 17 - Commemorative Speeches Chapter 18 - Presentation Aids Chapter 19 - Language Chapter 20 - Delivery Chapter 21 - Practice Chapter 22 - Group Presentations Appendix - A Brief History of Communication Key Terms Index