Speech communication made simple / Paulette Dale, James C. Wolf.

Revised edition of : Speech Communication Made Simple. White Plains, NY : Addison Wesley Longman, c2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Developing Self-Confidence -- Presentation Anxiety -- Speech 1: Self-Introduction -- Method A: Picture Story -- Method B: The Old Bag Speech -- Method C: Speech Preparation Worksheet -- After the Speech -- Speech 2: A Personal Experience -- Speech 3: A Meaningful Object -- Speech 4: A Specific Fear -- Speech 5: A Personal Opinion Speech -- Pronunciation Tip: Sentence Stress -- 2. Delivering Your Message -- Posture Talks -- Look Them in the Eye -- Facial Expressions and Gestures -- Different Modes of Speech Delivery -- Effective Use of Notes -- Are You Asking Me or Telling Me? -- Discard Those Disclaimers and Apologies -- Silence is Golden -- Write for the Ear -- Practice Makes Perfect -- Pronunciation Tip: Intonation -- 3. Putting Your Speech Together -- Preparing the Speech -- Outlines -- Transitions -- Pronunciation Tip: Ending: ed -- 4. Speaking To Inform -- Preparing for the Informative Speech -- Analyzing Your Audience -- Choosing Your Topic -- Narrowing Your Topic -- Gathering Information -- Preparing Visual Aids -- Organizing Your Speech -- Outlining an Informative Speech -- Actual Sample Speech -- Informative Speech Preparation Worksheet -- Informative Speech Preparation Checklist -- Pronunciation Tip: (?) and (d) -- 5. Using Dynamic Visual Aids -- General Guidelines -- No-Tech Visual Aids -- Low-Tech Visual Aids -- Creating Great PowerPoint Slides -- Tips for Using PowerPoint -- Pronunciation Tip: Consonant Clusters -- 6. Using the Internet -- Search Engines -- Meta-Search Engines -- Understanding URL Extensions -- Subject Search -- Keyword Search -- Phrase Search -- Evaluate a Website -- A Word About Plagiarism -- Citing Internet Sources -- Pronunciation Tip: Syllable Stress in Compound Nouns -- 7. Speaking To Persuade -- Preparing for the Persuasive Speech -- Choosing Your Topic -- Determining Your Specific Purpose -- Analyzing Your Audience -- Gathering Information -- Preparing Visual Aids -- Organizing Your Speech -- Sample Persuasive Speech -- Persuasive Speech Preparation Worksheet -- Persuasive Speech Preparation Checklist -- Pronunciation Tip: Stress in Noun /Verb Pairs -- 8. Listening -- Listening Self-Evaluation -- Bad Listening Habits and Their Cures -- Listening Exercises -- Comprehend Main Ideas and Details -- Take Notes: Outline Main Ideas and Supporting Details -- Distinguish Between Facts, Opinions and Inferences -- Get the Gist -- Evaluate What You Hear -- Follow Oral Directions -- Pronunciation Tip: Linking -- 9. Participating in Group Discussions -- Brainstorming -- Path to Successful Problem Solving for Group Discussions -- Path to Being and Effective Group Leader -- Path to Being a Responsible Group Member -- Group Discussion Worksheet -- Group Leader Worksheet -- Pronunciation Tip: Final Consonants -- 10. Understanding Interpersonal Communication -- Avoiding Miscommunications -- Clarifying Speaker's Intentions -- Jumping to Conclusions and Making Assumptions -- The Inference-Observation Confusion -- Interpersonal Communication Styles -- Direct and Indirect Communications Styles -- Pronunciation Tip: (s), (t), and (O) -- 11. Understanding Intercultual Communication -- Ethnocentricity -- Stereotypes -- Color Symbolism Across Cultures -- Cultural Differences in Communication -- Nonverbal Communication -- Culture Conflict -- Culture Conflict Speech Preparation Worksheet -- Pronunciation Tip: Contractions -- 12. Thinking on Your Feet -- Preparing for the Impromptu Speech -- Organizing the Impromptu Speech -- Outlining the Impromptu Speech -- Guidelines for Impromptu Speaking -- Pronunciation Tip: (b), (v), and (w) -- 13. Using Idioms and Proverbs -- Idioms with Body Parts -- Idioms with Foods -- Idioms with Colors -- Miscellaneous Idioms -- Progressive Story -- Proverbs -- Pronunciation Tip: (i) and (I) -- 14. Speaking for Special Purposes -- Introducing a Guest Speaker -- Symposium -- Debate -- Interactive Poster Speaking -- Pronunciation Tip: (l) and (r).

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