The Demystification of Public Speaking

About this Textbook

“Demystification of Public Speaking” is a new, modernized, textbook, which explores public speaking from a storied, historical and 21st century approach. The innovative and interactive appeal of the material makes doing speeches a delightful, fun filled and fearless experience for all, and totally demystifies the fear of public speaking.

The 14 chapters allows students and readers to obtain new insights and innovative techniques on how speakers can utilize tools already in their possession to enhance listening, improve perception, quickly organize and prepare for speeches, understand the nuances and use of language to peak and sustain audience interest, discover conventional and unconventional methods of support and sharpen delivery skills.

The book contains two unique chapters, one dedicated to understanding and overcoming fear, and another chapter which explores the significance and marriage of speech and protest, giving birth to change, as noted in struggles for diversity, justice, equity and equality by various groups, so uniquely a part of our collective history.

The exploratory theme driving the content of Demystification is how to successfully integrate current technology with communication, which the final chapter further explores in a discussion of AI and public speaking in our modern technological era.

Interactive videos and numerous links within each chapter, takes readers beyond the pages and into the visual and virtual world of speech making and viewing.

Each chapter of Demystification contains a summary, 3 exploratory thought provoking, discussion questions, and 7-9 probing, multiple choice questions that tests the reader’s understanding of the chapter’s content.

Demystification of Public Speaking does not read like a textbook, and might be the first textbook students and readers may be able to read like they would a self-help, do-it-yourself book they may explore at a library or bookstore.

Table Of Content

Chapter 01 – The background
Chapter 02 – Oh! C.R.O.P
Chapter 03 – Don’t just hear, listen
Chapter 04 – Perception (appearances)
Chapter 05 – Speech types
Chapter 06 – Organize (Connecting the pieces)
Chapter 07 – Delivery (The flow, process, presentation)
Chapter 08 – Using language (Verbal & non-verbal)
Chapter 09 – Speech support
Chapter 10 – Speaking in small groups
Chapter 11 – Demystification of public speaking
Chapter 12 – Diversity, equity, equality, justice and public speaking
Chapter 13 – Ethics & public speaking
Chapter 14 – Public speaking (& Communication) in the 21st century
Credits
Index