Public speaking : strategies for success /
David Zarefsky.
- 6th ed., International ed.
- Boston : Allyn & Bacon, c2011.
- xxxii, 460 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foundations of public speaking. Welcome to public speaking -- Your first speech -- Presenting your speech -- Listening critically -- Invention and development of the speech. Analyzing your audience -- Choosing a topic and developing your strategy -- Researching the speech -- Reasoning -- Arrangement and style in the speech. Organizing the speech: the body. Organizing the speech: introductions, conclusions, and transitions -- Outlining the speech -- Achieving style through language -- Uses of public speaking. Informing -- Persuading -- Speaking with visual aids -- Occasions for public speaking.