Public Speaking Handbook

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An audience-centered approach to public speaking in a student-friendly reference format

Public Speaking Handbook, Fifth Edition emphasizes the importance of analyzing and considering the audience at every point in the speech-making process. Using a student-friendly reference format that facilitates quick and easy access to key information, authors Steven and Susan Beebe present a balance of theory and practice to guide students on how to enhance their public speaking skills. By focusing student attention on the dynamics of diverse audiences, ethics, and communication apprehension, Public Speaking Handbook bridges the gap between the classroom and the real world.

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For courses in Public Speaking

An audience-centered approach to public speaking in a student-friendly reference format

Public Speaking Handbook, Fifth Edition emphasizes the importance of analyzing and considering the audience at every point in the speech-making process. Using a student-friendly reference format that facilitates quick and easy access to key information, authors Steven and Susan Beebe present a balance of theory and practice to guide students on how to enhance their public speaking skills. By focusing student attention on the dynamics of diverse audiences, ethics, and communication apprehension, Public Speaking Handbook bridges the gap between the classroom and the real world.

Also available with MyCommunicationLab^®

MyCommunicationLab for the Public Speaking course extends learning online, engaging students and improving results. Media resources with assignments bring concepts to life, and offer students opportunities to practice applying what they’ve learned. And MediaShare offers an easy, mobile way for students and instructors to interact and engage with speeches, visual aids, group projects, and other files. Please note: this version of MyCommunicationLab does not include an eText.

Public Speaking Handbook, Fifth Edition is also available via REVEL™, an immersive learning experience designed for the way today's students read, think, and learn. 

Dr. Steven A. Beebe is Regents’ and University Distinguished Professor of Communication Studies at Texas State University. He served as Chair of the Department of Communication Studies for 28 years and as Associate Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication for 25 years. Steve is an author or co-author of twelve books (with multiple editions totaling more than 70 books), more than 50 articles and book chapters, as well as over 150 papers and presentations at professional conferences. Steve’s communication books have been used at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the world, making him one of the top communication textbook authors in the United States. Steve served as President of the National Communication Association (NCA), the largest professional communication association in the world, in 2013.

Susan J. Beebe was an award-winning faculty member in the Department of English at Texas State University from 1988 to her retirement in 2014. As Director of Lower-Division Studies in English for 11 years, she directed the first-year writing and sophomore literature programs and helped to train and mentor hundreds of graduate teaching assistants. Sue’s professional interests and expertise encompass both oral and written communication. She has co-authored with Steven Beebe several communication textbooks used at more than a thousand universities worldwide. In addition, she has published articles, conference papers, and teaching materials in both English and communication studies.

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Introduction to Public Speaking

2. Speaking with Confidence

3. Presenting Your First Speech

4. Speaking Freely and Ethically

PART II: ANALYZING AN AUDIENCE

5. Listening to Speeches

6. Analyzing Your Audience

PART III: PREPARING A SPEECH

7. Developing Your Speech

8. Gathering and Using Supporting Material

PART IV: CRAFTING A SPEECH

9. Organizing and Outlining Your Speech

10. Introducing Your Speech

11. Concluding Your Speech

12. Using Words Well: Speaker Language and Style

PART V: DELIVERING A SPEECH

13. Delivering Your Speech

14. Designing and Using Presentation Aids

PART VI: TYPES OF SPEECHES

15. Speaking to Inform

16. Understanding Principles of Persuasive Speaking

17. Using Persuasive Strategies

18. Speaking for Special Occasions and Purposes

PART VII: APPENDIXES     

A. Speaking in Small Groups

B. Speeches for Analysis and Discussion