Ford-Brown L.A. DK guide to public speaking

2nd edition. — Boston: Pearson, 2014. — 547 p.With its powerful visual design and comprehensive scope, the DK Guide to Public Speaking, 2/e, is an easy-to-navigate resource that will equip students with the tools to be effective public speakers. Based on extensive research and usability studies, this full-color, tabbed, spiral-bound guidebook gives students the practical information they seek, supported with the concepts and theories instructors want.Overview of public speaking
Getting to know your audience and situation
Selecting your topic and purpose
Locating support materials
Selecting and testing support materials
Outlining your speech
Organizing the speech body
Introducing and concluding your speech
Using language successfully
Delivering your speech
Using presentation aids
Listening
Evaluating speeches
The informative speech
Tools for persuading
The persuasive speech
Speeches for special events
On-the-job speaking
Speaking in small groups.