English Public Speaking

chapter i　an overview.

why study public speaking

gain favorable recognition

become more confident and establish a more positive attitude

realize potential

improve english

everyone can be a public speaker

believe that most listeners are not fault-finding

assume that at the worst you are as nervous as other speakers

choose the proper topic

prepare thoroughly

commit yourself to the speech

know the theory and practise hard

tips on overcoming stage fright

public speaking as communication

public speaking: a communicative activity

basic qualities of language

some qualities necessary for successful public speaking

integrity

knowledge

.rhetorical sensitivity

understanding human diversity

ethics

oral skills

varieties of public speaking

informative speech

persuasive speech

stimulating speech

entertaining speech

four types of delivery

components of public speaking

the introduction

the body

the conclusion

procedures of speech preparation

deciding on a topic

collecting materials

organizing materials

outlining

rehearsal

speaker sketch

cicero marcus tullius

chapter ii preparing the speech

determining the topic and purpose

general purpose and specific purpose

collecting material

organizing material

determine the points

arrange the points

outlining the speech

preparation outline

key-word outline

sample study

speeches given on some special occasions

the speech of introduction

the speech of welcome

the speech of response to a welcome

the speech of farewell

speaker sketch

abraham lincoln

chapter iii beginning and ending the speech
analysis of the introduction

the function of the introduction

tips on preparing the introduction

sample study

analysis of the conclusion

the function of the conclusion

tips on preparing the conclusion

sample study

speaker sketch

martin luther king, jr.

chapter iv supporting ideas

illustration or example

the function of illustration

tips on using illustration

sample study

statistics

the function of statistics

tips on using statistics

sample study

testimony

the function of testimony

tips on using testimony

sample study

comparison

the literal comparison

the figurative comparison

sample study

contrast

the function of contrast

sample study

explanation

the function of explanation

sample study

supporting ideas with emotional proofs

the function of emotional proofs

sample study

speaker sketch

john f. kennedy

chapter vlanguage choice..

oral characteristics

personal and direct

instantly understandable

using language effectively

clarity and simplicity

appropriateness

vividness and impressiveness

denotative meaning vs. connotative meaning

synonyms

transitions

figures of speech

simile

metaphor

personification

antithesis

climax

understatement

synecdoche

metonymy

alliteration

onomatopoeia

other kinds of rhetorical devices

parallelism

word repetition

rhetorical question

periodic sentence

repetition of single words in roosevelt

inaugural addresses

chapter vi delivery

four kinds of delivery

reading from a manuscript

reciting from memory

impromptu speaking

extemporaneous speaking

the importance of delivery

the importance of delivery

the features of effective delivery

tips on delivery

visible code

the function of visible code

audible code

improve your voice

tips on protecting and improving your voice

make best use of your voice

practice and rehearsal

rehearsal

other kinds of practice

speaker sketch

ronald reagan

chapter vii appreciation of sample speeches

the gettysburg address by abraham lincoln

inaugural address by john f. kennedy

i have a dream by martin luther king, jr.

the time has come for an honest government by richard nixon

eulogy for richard m. nixon by senator robert dole

remarks at a memorial service for the crew of the space shuttle challenger by ronald reagan

the speaker and the ghost: the speaker is the speech by carolyn lomax-cooke

we shape our buildings, and thereafter they shape us by myron goldsmith

geographic illiteracy by dionne vincent

the hope is there by john kerry

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