The Speaker's Primer, 3e National Edition

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Joseph M. Valenzano III, Melissa Broeckelman-Post, Stephen W. Braden

The Speaker's Primer is a concise, practical guide to delivering individual and group presentations in both face-to-face and digital environments. Since many students must overcome a fear of public speaking and most assessments are based on performance, the text offers secondary assessments throughout that are critical in helping them succeed. Material focuses on the ethical dimensions of public speaking, including the importance of listening as an audience member as well as full chapters devoted to civility, culture and diversity, and speaking in a wide variety of career settings.The Speaker’s Primer takes care to fully engage speaking with technology, with new content that supports speakers when adapting presentations for virtual delivery, illuminating challenges and offering clear tips and guidelines to ensure success.

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Table of Contents for The Speaker's Primer, 3e National Edition

Chapter 1: Understanding Public Communication
Chapter 2: Speech Anxiety
Chapter 3: Speaking and Ethics
Chapter 4: Civility
Chapter 5: Speaking in Your Career
Chapter 6: Culture and Diversity
Chapter 7: Topic Selection
Chapter 8: Research and Preparation
Chapter 9: Audience Analysis
Chapter 10: Supporting Materials
Chapter 11: Context and the Speech Situation
Chapter 12: Outlining
Chapter 13: Introductions, Conclusions, and Connective Statements
Chapter 14: Reasoning

Key features

Concise, practical guide to crafting and delivering individual and group presentations in both face-to-face and digital environments
Provides focus on the ethical dimensions of public speaking, including the importance of listening as an audience member, as well as full chapters devoted to civility in communication, culture and diversity, and speaking in career settings
Fully engages speaking with technology: new content supports speakers when adapting presentations for virtual delivery, illuminating challenges and offering clear tips and guidelines to ensure success