8: Communication (Week 8)
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- 8.3: Author's Tone and Purpose
- 8.3.1: How and Why We Read
- 8.3.2: Stand Up, Speak Out - The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking_saylor
- Stand Up, Speak Out - The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking_saylor
- 10: Creating the Body of a Speech
- 10.1: Determining Your Main Ideas
- 10.2: Using Common Organizing Patterns
- 10.3: Keeping Your Speech Moving
- 10.4: Analyzing a Speech Body
- 10.5: Chapter Exercises
- 11: Concluding with Power
- 11.1: Why Conclusions Matter
- 11.2: Steps of a Conclusion
- 11.3: Analyzing a Conclusion
- 11.4: Chapter Exercises
- 12: Outlining
- 12.1: Why Outline?
- 12.2: Types of Outlines
- 12.3: Using Outlining for Success
- 12.4: Chapter Exercises
- 13: The Importance of Language
- 13.1: Oral versus Written Language
- 13.2: Using Language Effectively
- 13.3: Six Elements of Language
- 13.4: Chapter Exercises
- 14: Delivering the Speech
- 14.1: Four Methods of Delivery
- 14.2: Speaking Contexts That Affect Delivery
- 14.3: Using Notes Effectively
- 14.4: Practicing for Successful Speech Delivery
- 14.5: Chapter Exercises
- 15: Presentation Aids: Design and Usage
- 15.1: Functions of Presentation Aids
- 15.2: Types of Presentation Aids
- 15.3: Media to Use for Presentation Aids
- 15.4: Tips for Preparing Presentation Aids
- 15.5: Chapter Exercises
- 16: Informative Speaking
- 16.1: Informative Speaking Goals
- 16.2: Types of Informative Speeches
- 16.3: Chapter Exercises
- 17: Persuasive Speaking
- 17.1: Persuasion: An Overview
- 17.2: Types of Persuasive Speeches
- 17.3: Organizing Persuasive Speeches
- 17.4: Chapter Exercises
- 18: Speaking to Entertain
- 18.1: Understanding Entertaining Speeches
- 18.2: Special-Occasion Speeches
- 18.3: Keynote Speaking
- 18.4: Chapter Exercises
- 19: Your First Speech
- 19.1: The Public Speaking Pyramid
- 19.2: Foundations of Public Speaking
- 19.3: Speech Preparation
- 19.4: Speech Practice
- 19.5: Conclusion
- 1: Why Public Speaking Matters Today
- 1.1: Why Is Public Speaking Important?
- 1.2: The Process of Public Speaking
- 1.3: Chapter Exercises
- 2: Ethics Matters: Understanding the Ethics of Public Speaking
- 2.1: The Ethics Pyramid
- 2.2: Ethics in Public Speaking
- 2.3: Free Speech
- 2.4: Chapter Exercises
- 3: Speaking Confidently
- 3.1: What Is Communication Apprehension?
- 3.2: All Anxiety Is Not the Same: Sources of Communication Apprehension
- 3.3: Reducing Communication Apprehension
- 3.4: Coping with the Unexpected
- 3.5: Chapter Exercises
- 4: The Importance of Listening
- 4.1: Listening vs. Hearing
- 4.2: Listening Styles
- 4.3: Why Listening Is Difficult
- 4.4: Stages of Listening
- 4.5: Listening Critically
- 4.6: Chapter Exercises
- 5: Audience Analysis
- 5.1: Why Conduct an Audience Analysis?
- 5.2: Three Types of Audience Analysis
- 5.3: Conducting Audience Analysis
- 5.4: Using Your Audience Analysis
- 5.5: Chapter Exercises
- 6: Finding a Purpose and Selecting a Topic
- 6.1: General Purposes of Speaking
- 6.2: Selecting a Topic
- 6.3: What If You Draw a Blank?
- 6.4: Specific Purposes
- 6.5: Conclusion
- 6.6: Chapter Exercises
- 7: Researching Your Speech
- 7.1: What Is Research?
- 7.2: Developing a Research Strategy
- 7.3: Citing Sources
- 7.4: Chapter Exercises
- 8: Supporting Ideas and Building Arguments
- 8.1: Using Research as Support
- 8.2: Exploring Types of Support
- 8.3: Using Support and Creating Arguments
- 8.4: Chapter Exercises
- 9: Introductions Matter: How to Begin a Speech Effectively
- 9.1: The Importance of an Introduction
- 9.2: The Attention-Getter: The First Step of an Introduction
- 9.3: Putting It Together: Steps to Complete Your Introduction
- 9.4: Analyzing an Introduction
- 9.5: Chapter Exercises
- 8.3.3: Read and Annotate Ch. 1 from Stand Up, Speak Out
- 8.3.4: Cornell Notes Ch.1 from Stand Up, Speak Out