Opener: Marley Dias 

What Is Public Speaking?

*Tech Talk: Your Voice Outperforms Artificial Intelligence  

Identifying Your Strengths as a Speaker 

Speaker Spotlight: Greta Thunberg Reclaims Her Strengths 

Adapting to Your Speaking Situation 

Analyzing Your Speaking Situation

*Speaker Spotlight: Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush Adapt to Different Speaking Situations 

Opener: Mariale Marrero 

Reclaiming Anxiety as a Strength

Speaker Spotlight: Luvvie Ajayi Jones Overcomes Fear with Purpose 

Your Experience of Anxiety

Strategies for Harnessing Speech Anxiety 

Speaker Spotlight: Emma Watson Manages Public Speaking Anxiety 

Developing Your Personal Model of Resilience

*Opener: Joy Buolamwini 

Reflecting on Your Communication Ethics

*Tech Talk: Maintaining Academic Integrity When Using AI

Credibility: Communicating Your Ethics

*Credibility: Addressing Power Dynamics

*Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Kimberlé Crenshaw Explains the Intersections of Inequality 

Restoring Your Credibility 

*Speaker Spotlight: Jason DeFord Shares His Transformation Story 

*Opener: Aziz Abu Sarah 

Creating a Context for Listening

Speaker Spotlight: We’re Here Breaks the Spiral of Silence 

Listening to Understand

Listening to Improve Your Speaking Skills 

*Speaker Spotlight: “I Chose STEM” Panelists Respond to Audience Questions 

Opener: Jahmal Cole

Analyzing Your Audience

*Tech Talk: Extend Your Audience Research with Social Media Analytics 

Adapting to Your Audience 

*Speaker Spotlight: Alex Edelman Increases His Audience’s Knowledge

Opener: Joshua Wong 

Exigence: Your Call to Speak 

Choosing a Topic 

Speaker Spotlight: X González Responds to a Pressing Exigence 

*Tech Talk: Brainstorming Topics with Large Language Models 

From Topic to Purpose 

Speaker Spotlight: Paxton Smith Finds Purpose in Her Context 

Crafting a Thesis Statement

Opener: Edna Chavez 

Using Evidence to Support Your Thesis 

Reasoning with Evidence 

*Tech Talk: Questioning AI-Generated Evidence 

Speaker Spotlight: Adri Pérez Combines Evidence and Reasoning

Logical Errors in Reasoning 

Reasoning with Audiences 

Speaker Spotlight: Jamie Margolin Adapts Her Reasoning to Her Audience   

Opener: Blair Imani 

The Research Process 

Gathering Information 

Evaluating the Reliability of Information

*Tech Talk: Fact-Checking with AI-Powered Search Engines 

Citing Sources 

Speaker Spotlight: Jane McGonigal Uses Credible Verbal Citations 

Opener: Thandiwe Abdullah

Identifying Your Main Points and Subpoints

Ordering Your Main Points 

*Tech Talk: Exploring Organizational Patterns with AI 

Adding Signposts

Developing Introductions and Conclusions 

Speaker Spotlight: Danielle Young Models Effective Organization 

Outlining Your Speech

Opener: Stella Young 

Evoking Emotion through Expression

Evoking Emotion with Reasoning 

*Speaker Spotlight: Alexis Smith Evokes Compassion 

Evoking Emotion with Stories

Speaker Spotlight: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Kristallnacht Story 

Opener: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez 

*Adapting Your Language to Your Standpoint and Audience 

*Tech Talk: Identifying the Limitations of AI-Generated Language 

Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Jamila Lyiscott Uses Three Kinds of English 

*Adapting Your Style to Your Purpose and Context 

Speaker Spotlight: Zander Moricz Uses Figures of Speech to Resist Censorship 

Opener: Jordan Raskopoulos 

Functions of Effective Delivery 

*Speaker Spotlight: Dr. Minette Beckner Adapts Her Delivery to Her Audience 

Delivery with the Voice 

Delivery with the Body 

Planning and Practicing Your Delivery 

*Opener: Rebecca Rosenberg

Using Presentation Aids Effectively 

Developing the Content of Presentation Aids 

Speaker Spotlight: Frans de Waal’s Video Evidence 

Choosing the Channel for Presentation Aids 

Using Presentation Slides  

*Tech Talk: Creating Slide Decks with AI Tools

Navigating Media Credits and Permissions

Opener: Danielle Desir Corbett 

Public Speaking and Media Culture 

Addressing Audiences Online 

Creating Audio Presentations 

Creating Video Presentations 

Tech Talk: All You Need Is a Smartphone 

Creating Live Online Presentations

Speaker Spotlight: Jouelzy Uses Video to Educate and Entertain 

Opener: Hyeonseo Lee 

Informing in Your Speaking Situation 

Speaker Spotlight: Jim Al-Khalili Considers Challenge, Controversy, and Credibility 

Choosing Strategies for Informing and Educating 

Framing and Organizing Informative Topics 

Speaker Spotlight: Angela Walters Demonstrates a Process 

*Opener: Benji Backer

Finding the Level of Controversy 

Speaker Spotlight: Malala Yousafzai Shows Controversy Is Contextual 

Persuading about Facts

Persuading about Values 

Persuading about Personal Actions 

Persuading about Policies

Speaker Spotlight: Tarana Burke Emphasizes a Problem’s Significance 

Opener: Amanda Gorman 

Building a Connective Presentation

Occasions for Connecting and Celebrating

Speaker Spotlight: Bong Joon-ho Accepts an Academy Award

Speaker Spotlight: Oprah Winfrey Gives a Eulogy for Rosa Parks 

Opener: Lights for Liberty

Sharing Group Leadership

Contributing to Group Presentations

Speaker Spotlight: QPay’s Team Shares the Spotlight 

Organizing Group Meetings

Making Group Decisions

Tech Talk: Meeting Online, In Person, or Both?

Mediating Group Conflict

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