A Student Workbook for Public Speaking
Speak From the Heart

First Edition

Deanna L. Fassett - San José State University, USA
Keith Nainby - California State University, Stanislaus

Courses:
Business & Professional Communication | Introduction to Speech Communication (Hybrid course) | Public Speaking

January 2014 | 104 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

A Student Workbook for Public Speaking: Speak from the Heart asks students to think critically about the speech-making process while building their mastery of the fundamental practical skills of public speaking through a series of exercises and activities. Nineteen brief chapters cover the essentials of public speaking including selecting a topic, researching your topic, organizing your topic, overcoming speech anxiety, and delivering informative, persuasive, and special occasion speeches. Each chapter includes a concise introduction to the most important skills and concepts related to each chapter topic, and offers opportunities for critical reflection on how to use each aspect of public speaking appropriately and effectively. Each chapter is paired with an activity, checklist, or worksheet that students may use to develop their speeches, assess their performance, and chart their progress in becoming competent public speakers.

1. Introduction

2. Public Speaking Contexts

3. Topic Selection

4. Audience Analysis and Adaptation

5. Credibility and Ethical Communication

6. Compassionate Criticism

7. Thesis Statements

8. Organizing and Outlining Your Ideas

9. Transitions

10. Introductions

11. Attracting and Retaining Listeners' Attention

12. Language and Power

13. Evidence: Support for Your Main Ideas

14. Reasoning

15. Conclusions

16. Presentational Aids

17. Practice

18. Delivering Your Speech

19. Reflection and Self-Assessment

This book offers support for those who are not confident enough to give a memorable presentation.

Ms Emilia Mantadakis

Department of Political Science, Maastricht University

January 20, 2016

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This provides clear examples and feedback of what the public speaking student needs in order to achieve success. It is a wonderful accompaniment to lectures, as it gives the instructor room to include their own material while providing clear exercises the students can do on their own or as assignments.

Ms Kimberley Morin

Humanities Division, Greenfield Community College

February 12, 2015

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Thank you for letting me see this book. Unfortunately, this workbook only meets some of my students’ needs for this course. I had assumed it would help students structure their speeches and suggested phrases. I also was hoping for a variety of speaking tasks to build confidence.

It would be helpful for native speakers in a public relations type course, but not with EFL students, unless the goal is one particular presentation. For example, this may be useful for preparing students who have to make a presentation as part of their leaving exams.

Ms Shala Barczewska

Institute of Foreign Lnaguages, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

September 22, 2014

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Key features

KEY FEATURES:

Every workbook chapter includes a concise introduction to important skills and concepts and provides opportunities for critical reflection on how to use each aspect of public speaking appropriately and effectively.
Each workbook chapter is paired with an activity, checklist, or worksheet that students can use to develop their speeches, assess their performance, and chart their progress toward becoming competent public speakers.
The workbook’s coverage of practical public speaking tools makes it an ideal supplement to Communication: A Critical/Cultural Introduction (John T. Warren/Deanna L. Fassett) or any other public speaking text.

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