The Elements of Public Speaking

I. ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING. 1. Studying Public Speaking. 2. Preparing a Public Speech: An Overview. 3. From Apprehension to Confidence. 4. Listening. 5. Criticism in the Classroom. II. ELEMENTS OF SUBJECTS AND PURPOSES. 6. Topic, Purposes, and Thesis. 7. Researching Your Speech Topic. 8. Supporting Materials. 9. Presentation Aids. 10. The Audience: Sociological Analysis and Adaptation. 11. The Audience: Psychological Analysis and Adaptation. III. ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATION. 12. The Body of the Speech. 13. Introductions, Conclusions, and Transitions. 14. Outlining the Speech. IV. ELEMENTS OF STYLE AND DELIVERY. 15. Characteristics of Style. 16. Effective Style in Public Speaking. 17. Characteristics of Delivery. 18. Effective Speech Delivery. V. ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SPEECHES. 19. The Informative Speech. 20. The Persuasive Speech. 21. Developing Arguments. 22. Motivating Behavior. 23. Speaker Credibility. 24. The Special Occasion Speech. 25. Speaking in Small Groups.