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Speech Craft

Second  Edition©2021  Joshua Gunn

About

Speak your passion

Open your eyes to the power of public speaking, whether you are giving a class presentation or a birthday toast. . As the only textbook that discusses speaking for social change and advocating for a cause, Speech Craft shows you how you can use public speaking every day to persuade, educate, and influence the world around you.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Building Confidence in the Craft
Chapter 2: Listening & the Ethics of Speech 
Chapter 3: Audience Analysis 
Chapter 4: Choosing a Speech Topic and Purpose 
Chapter 5: Researching Your Speech Topic 
Chapter 6: Supporting Materials & Contextual Reasoning 
Chapter 7: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech 
Chapter 8: Introductions, Transitions, & Conclusions 
Chapter 9: Style and Language 
Chapter 10: Style and Delivery 
Chapter 11: Presentation Aids 
Chapter 12: Understanding Speech Genres 
Chapter 13: Celebratory Speaking 
Chapter 14: Informative Speaking 
Chapter 15: Persuasive Speaking  
Chapter 16: Making Arguments 
Chapter 17: Speaking in the Workplace 
Chapter 18: Speaking Online 
Chapter 19: Speaking for Social Change
Appendix: Sample Annotated Speeches

Joshua Gunn

Dr. Joshua Gresham Gunn (Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2002) teaches and researches at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies and a Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing. He also taught public speaking as an adjunct professor at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. Josh received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching award from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015, and delivered the Carroll C. Arnold Distinguished Lecture for the National Communication Association in 2018.