Table of Contents
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Part 1: Getting Started
1.1 Introducing the Speechmaking Process
Notable Speaker: Greta Thunberg
1.2 Speaking Anxiety
Notable Speaker: Monica Lewinsky
1.3 Listening
1.4 Ethics and Free Speech
Part 2: Fundamentals
NEW 2.1 Occasion
NEW Notable Speaker: George W. Bush
2.2 Speaker
Notable Speaker: Meghan Markle
2.3 Audience
Notable Speaker: Zach Wahls
2.4 Purpose
Notable Speaker: Malala Yousafzai
Part 3: Content
3.1 Choosing a Topic
3.2 Research and Supporting Material
3.3 Organizing Content
NEW Notable Speaker: Sebastian Wernicke
NEW 3.4 Framing and Outlining
3.5 Introductions and Conclusions
Notable Speaker: Susan Cain
Part 4: Delivery
4.1 Delivery Decisions
Notable Speaker: Yassmin Abdel-Magied
4.2 Vocal Delivery
NEW Notable Speaker: Jordan Raskopoulos
4.3 Physical Delivery
4.4 Presentation Aids
NEW Notable Speaker: ShaoLan Hsueh
NEW 4.5 Online Presentations
Part 5: Engaging Your Audience
5.1 Language and Style
5.2 Telling Stories
Notable Speaker: Rita Pierson
5.3 Generating Interest
NEW Notable Speaker: Kyle Martin
5.4 Question-and-Answer Sessions
Part 6: Speaking to Inform
6.1 Understanding Informative Speaking
6.2 Reporting New Information
Notable Speaker: Mileha Soneji
6.3 Explaining Complex Ideas
Notable Speaker: David Epstein
Part 7: Speaking to Persuade
7.1 Understanding Persuasion
7.2 Thinking Critically about Arguments
7.3 Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasive Presentations
Notable Speaker: Ron Finley
Part 8: Special Speaking Occasions
8.1 Impromptu Speeches
8.2 Introducing a Speaker
Notable Speakers: Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher and Courtney Britt
8.3 Welcome Remarks
8.4 Presenting and Accepting an Award
Notable Speaker: Berta Cáceres
8.5 Toasts
Notable Speaker: Bill Nighy
8.6 Eulogies
Notable Speaker: Oprah Winfrey
8.7 Team Presentations and Public Group Discussions
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