DK Guide to Public Speaking

TAB 1: STARTING

Overview of Public Speaking

How Will Public Speaking Help You?

How Can You Be a Successful Public Speaker?

How Can You Overcome a Fear of Public Speaking?

How Can You Be an Ethical Public Speaker?

When Will You Use the Skills Offered in this Book?

What Is the Process of Communicating?

What Is the Creative Process for Public Speaking?

Using the Steps in This Book

Chapter 1–Getting to Know Your Audience and Situation

Why Do You Need to Know Your Audience?

What Do You Need to Know About Your Audience?

What Specific Traits Do You Need to Investigate?

Why Do You Need to Know the Speaking Situation?

What Do You Need to Know About the Speaking Situation?

How Do You Locate Audience and Situation Information?

How Can You Adapt to Your Audience During the Speech?

Chang’s Speech

Chapter 2–Selecting Your Topic and Purpose

How Do You Select a Topic?

How Do You Narrow Your Topic?

How Do You Create a Central Idea?

How Do You Construct a Working Outline?

Maria’s Speech

TAB 2: RESEARCHING

Chapter 3–Locating Support Materials

What Does the Internet Have to Offer You?

How Can You Use the Internet to Access Libraries?

What Does the Library Have to Offer You?

What Can You Find Both on the Internet and in Libraries?

How Can You Gather Support Materials in an Interview?

How Can You Gather Support Materials with a Survey?

How Do You Take Good Research Notes?

Desmond’s Speech (part one)

Chapter 4–Selecting and Testing Support Materials

What Types of Support Materials Can You Use in Your Speech?

How Do You Determine What Types of Sources and Support Materials to Use?

What Do You Evaluate in Your Support Materials?

How Do You Use Support Materials Effectively?

How Do You Cite Sources Orally?

Desmond’s Speech (part two)

TAB 3: CREATING

Chapter 5–Outlining Your Speech

Why Do You Need an Outline?

What Are the Parts of an Outline?

How Can You Create an Effective Outline?

What Are the Different Types of Outlines?

What Can You Use to Link Your Speech Parts Together?

How Do You Cite Sources in Your Outline?

How Do You Create a Source Page?

Sophia’s Speech

Chapter 6–Organizing the Speech Body

What Organizational Strategies Can You Use in Your Speech?

How Do You Select the Best Strategy?

How Do You Make a Speech Out of a Strategy?

Pedro’s Speech

Chapter 7–Introducing and Concluding Your Speech

What Should Your Introduction Do?

What Are Effective Attention-Getters?

How Do You Organize an Introduction?

What Should Your Conclusion Do?

What Can You Use as a “WOW” Statement?

How Do You Organize a Conclusion?

Lacey’s Speech

TAB 4: Presenting

Chapter 8–Using Language Successfully

What Makes Language So Important?

How Can You Use Language Effectively?

How Can You Boost Your Distinctiveness?

Lewis’s Speech

Chapter 9–Delivering Your Speech

What Are the Elements of Vocal Delivery?

What Are the Elements of Physical Delivery?

What Are the Methods of Delivery?

How Do You Rehearse an Extemporaneous Speech?

How Should You Prepare for the Day of the Speech?

Harriet’s Speech

Chapter 10–Using Presentation Aids

What Can Presentation Aids Do for Your Speech?

What Are the Types of Presentation Aids?

How Do You Determine What Presentation Aids You Need to Use?

What Are Common Methods for Displaying Aids?

How Do You Craft an Effective Aid?

How Can You Use Presentation Software?

How Do You Use a Presentation Aid Successfully?

Atticus’s Speech

TAB 5: LISTENING AND EVALUATING

Chapter 11–Listening

Why Is Listening an Important Skill?

What Is the Process of Listening?

What Are the Types of Listening?

What Can Prevent Effective Listening?

How Can You Help Your Audience Listen More Effectively?

As an Audience Member, How Can You Listen More Effectively?

Elizabeth’s Speech

Chapter 12–Evaluating Speeches

Why Is Evaluation Important to a Speech?

How Might Evaluations Be Conducted?

What Should You Consider When Evaluating Speeches?

Who Evaluates Your Speech?

Kyle’s Speech

TAB 6: SPEAKING TO INFORM

Chapter 13–The Informative Speech

What Is the Creative Process for Informative Speaking?

What Is Informative Speaking?

How Do You Choose a Focused Informative Topic?

How Do You Conduct Research?

How Do You Construct the Informative Outline?

How Do You Organize the Body of an Informative Speech?

What Should You Include in the Introduction and Conclusion?

What Should You Consider When Preparing to Present Your Speech?

How Should You and Others Evaluate an Informative Speech?

Laura’s Speech

TAB 7: SPEAKING TO PERSUADE

Chapter 14–Tools for Persuading

What Is Persuasive Speaking?

What Should a Persuasive Speech Do?

What Are the Traditional Appeals Used to Persuade?

What Are the Modern Appeals Used to Persuade?

What Are the Parts of an Argument?

What Are the Different Types of Arguments?

What Are Faulty Arguments?

Shimin’s Speech (part one)

Chapter 15–The Persuasive Speech

What Is the Creative Process for Persuasive Speaking?

How Do You Choose a Focused Persuasive Topic?

How Do You Conduct Research?

How Do You Construct the Persuasive Outline?

How Do You Organize the Body of a Persuasive Speech?

What Should You Include in the Introduction and Conclusion?

What Should You Consider When Preparing to Present Your Speech?

How Should You and Others Evaluate a Persuasive Speech?

Shimin’s Speech (part two)

TAB 8: SPEAKING ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Chapter 16–Speeches for Special Events

What Is the Creative Process for Special Occasion Speaking?

What Are Special Occasion Speeches?

How Do You Write a Special Occasion Speech?

What Are the Types of Special Occasion Speeches?

Jeremy’s Speech

TAB 9: SPEAKING IN PROFESSIONAL AND GROUP SETTINGS

Chapter 17–On-the-Job Speaking

How Will Public Speaking Help You in Your Profession?

How Do You Create a Business Presentation?

How Do You Effectively Communicate in a Meeting?

How Do You Effectively Communicate in an Interview?

How Do You Effectively Communicate in a Review?

Dylece’s Interview

Chapter 18–Speaking in Small Groups

What Is a Small Group?

What Roles Can You Play in a Small Group?

How Do Groups Make Decisions or Solve Problems?

How Do Groups Present Their Findings?

Ramon’s Group

• Designed for easy use and navigation: Tabs and handy reference guides help students quickly find answers to questions on any part of the speech process or type of speech. The tabs correspond to the parts of the public speaking process (Tabs 1-5) and types of speaking (Tabs 6-9). Chapter headings appear in question-and-answer format—to ask common questions that beginning speakers have and to provide clear answers. Blue cross-references throughout also guide students to related sections and help them make important connections. The chapters are designed to be read from start to finish or used as a reference to find quick answers and examples.
  
• Presents concepts visually, supported by text: A hallmark trait of DK guidebook design is its unique pairing of visuals and text. One without the other only tells half of the story, and DK’s world class designers have created a layout that both students and instructors find compelling and unrivaled. Students can see quick answers at a glance or read on for more details and specifics.

• Driven by examples: All books have examples, but none compare to the intricate weaving of scenarios, examples and annotated exhibits throughout every page and concept of the text. Annotated examples of full speeches--showcased in key chapters-- are a favorite feature of students and instructors alike. Diverse examples of varying lengths from student, community, business, historical, political, special occasion, and other speaking situations are found throughout. Chapters conclude with engaging and diverse case studies that apply the concepts from within the chapter to a specific student example.

• Includes Cutting-Edge Research & Evaluating Sources Coverage: Chapter 3 ("Locating Support Materials") and Chapter 4 ("Selecting and Testing Support Matierals") focus on how studets do research today and provide unmatched coverage of the many online sources speakers now rely on. Learning to use these sources responsibly is the real key, so students are given clear and detailed guidance on how to evaluate a myriad of online and print sources and how to cite them in oral and written form. Extensive examples of oral citations are found throughout these chapters.

• Emphasizes ethics at every stage: Building from the introductory material on ethics and avoiding plagiarism in the Overview chapter, “Practicing Ethics” sections are integrated throughout the text, to give students insights into ethical issue to keep in mind when dealing with each part of the speech process.

• Accentuates confidence-building: Starting with a section in the Overview chapter on overcoming apprehension, the text then features blue “Confidence Booster” sections throughout to give students insights and positive reinforcement on ways to deal with fears and to ensure they are well prepared throughout their speech preparation process.

• Covers presentation aids in a truly visual way:Chapter 10, “Using Presentation Aids,” takes full advantage of the cutting-edge and visual nature of the text to explain and showcase the variety of aids available to students today—and the best ways to maximize their use.

• Highlights a learning objective in each chapter heading: Chapter headings are in question-and-answer format—to ask common questions that beginning speakers have and provide clear answers. Each chapter-opening contents section also serves as a list of learning objectives for that chapter.

• Correlates with NCA learning outcomes: Learning objectives are based on the outcomes described in Part One of "Speaking and Listening Competencies for College Students" by the National Communication Association. A detailed section in the back of the book provides a guide to where each outcome is addressed in DK Guide to Public Speaking.

• Includes Checklists and Tip boxes for practical application: Extensive use of checklists gives students practical tools to help create and evaluate their speeches at each stage of the process. Tip boxes provide useful information an advice along the way.

• Highlights how to evaluate speeches: A unique chapter on “Evaluating Speeches” (Chapter 12) teaches students how to better evaluate and critique their own work and that of others. Additionally, chapters such as informative and persuasive speaking offer further tips on evaluating specific types of speeches and messages.

• Applies public speaking skills in business settings: A practical chapter on “On-the-Job Speaking” (Chapter 17) offers strategies for how to create successful business presentations and speak more effectively in meetings, interviews, and other key workplace settings.

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