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Chapter 6: Audience Analysis
» Section 3: Your Audience & Your Topic
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Public Speaking
Chapter 1: The Elements of a Public Speech
Section 1: What is Public Speaking?
Section 2: Benefits of Public Speaking
Section 3: What Are the Elements of a Public Speech?
Chapter 2: Become a Confident Speaker
Section 1: Overcome Anxiety
Section 2: Your First Speech: Impromptu
Chapter 3: Ethical Public Speaking
Section 1: Why Does Ethics in Public Speaking Matter?
Section 2: Why Do I Need an Ethical Code?
Section 3: An Ethical Code for Communication
Section 4: Ethics in Action
Section 5: Ethical Use of Source Material
Chapter 4: Effective Listening and Responding
Section 1: Listen Effectively
Section 2: Help Your Audience Listen
Section 3: Giving & Receiving Feedback
Chapter 5: Select & Pre-Research Your Topic
Section 1: How to Select Your Topic
Section 2: Will Your Topic Work?
Chapter 6: Audience Analysis
Section 1: Why Does Audience Analysis Matter?
Section 2: Who Are Your Audience Members?
Section 3: Your Audience & Your Topic
Section 4: How to Develop an Audience-Centered Speech
Chapter 7: Research to Develop Support Materials
Section 1: Do You Really Need to Conduct Research?
Section 2: Support Materials that Appeal to Logos
Section 3: Support Materials that Appeal to Pathos and Ethos
Section 4: The Nuts and Bolts of Research
Chapter 8: Commit to Your Thesis, Organization, and Outline
Section 1: Commit to Your Thesis
Section 2: Commit to a Form of Organization
Section 3: Write Your Outline
Chapter 9: Introductions, Conclusions, & Transitions
Section 1: Introductions
Section 2: Conclusion
Section 3: Transitions
Chapter 10: Types of Delivery
Section 1: Choose Your Delivery Type
Section 2: Group Presentations
Chapter 11: Language Choices and Skills
Section 1: The Words You Choose
Section 2: Use Stylistic Devices
Chapter 12: Nonverbal Delivery Skills
Section 1: Elements of Effective Delivery
Section 2: Preparation & Practice
Chapter 13: Presentation Aids
Section 1: Incorporate Visual Aids
Section 2: Types of Visual Aids
Section 3: Digital Slide Presentations
Chapter 14: Informative Speeches
Section 1: What Is Informative Speaking?
Section 2: Overcoming Informative Speaking Challenges
Section 3: Building Your Informative Speech Outline
Section 4: Polish & Practice for Your Informative Speech
Section 5: What's Different about a Demonstration Speech?
Chapter 15: Persuasive Speeches
Section 1: What Is Persuasive Speaking?
Section 2: Reasoned Arguments
Section 3: Forms of Organization
Chapter 16: Special Occasion Speeches
Section 1: An Overview of Special Occasion Speeches
Section 2: Special Occasion Speeches for Milestone Events
Section 3: Other Types of Special Occasion Speeches
Section 3: Your Audience & Your Topic
Module 1: Audience Prior Knowledge about Your Topic
Module 2: Audience Attitude Towards You and Your Topic
