Communicate with Me: Public Communication as Enlarged Conversation

Author(s): Melinda Womack

Edition: 3

Copyright: 2009

Pages: 186

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Speak to Me! is the product of nearly 40 years of combined experience in teaching public speaking. This book can be used as the primary text in either a beginning or intermediate public-speaking course. Addressing issues in a natural order of learning, this text covers the speaker's personal concerns, the public speaking process, developing the speech, and different types of speeches. Tear-out exercises and critique sheets are included.
Chapter 1: Overcoming Communication Apprehension
Chapter 2: Blending Theory, Skill, and Art Public Communication Competence
Chapter 3: Enlarged Conversation The Public Communication Process
Chapter 4: Planning the Route-Speaker as Tour Guide
Chapter 5: Getting Conversational-The Oral Style
Chapter 6: Tell Me a Story-The Narrative Speech
Chapter 7: Share with Me-The Speech to Inform
Chapter 8: You Want Me to Communicate Now? The Impromptu Speech
Chapter 9: Convince Me-The Speech to Persuade
Appendix A: Choosing a Topic
Appendix B: Using Humor
Appendix C: Using Presentation Aids
Resources
Index
Melinda Womack

Speak to Me! is the product of nearly 40 years of combined experience in teaching public speaking. This book can be used as the primary text in either a beginning or intermediate public-speaking course. Addressing issues in a natural order of learning, this text covers the speaker's personal concerns, the public speaking process, developing the speech, and different types of speeches. Tear-out exercises and critique sheets are included.

Chapter 1: Overcoming Communication Apprehension
Chapter 2: Blending Theory, Skill, and Art Public Communication Competence
Chapter 3: Enlarged Conversation The Public Communication Process
Chapter 4: Planning the Route-Speaker as Tour Guide
Chapter 5: Getting Conversational-The Oral Style
Chapter 6: Tell Me a Story-The Narrative Speech
Chapter 7: Share with Me-The Speech to Inform
Chapter 8: You Want Me to Communicate Now? The Impromptu Speech
Chapter 9: Convince Me-The Speech to Persuade
Appendix A: Choosing a Topic
Appendix B: Using Humor
Appendix C: Using Presentation Aids
Resources
Index

Melinda Womack