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Icebreaker: A Manual for Public Speaking » (6th Edition)

Book cover image of Icebreaker: A Manual for Public Speaking by Tracey L. Smith

Authors: Tracey L. Smith, Mary Tague-Busler
ISBN-13: 9781577666158, ISBN-10: 1577666151
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
Date Published: March 2009
Edition: 6th Edition

Author Biography: Tracey L. Smith

Book Synopsis

Icebreaker offers students a conversational, highly accessible yet compact presentation of ideas designed to help them master the fundamentals of public speaking. Students are guided through the steps of choosing and focusing the topic and researching, preparing, and delivering their speech. Outstanding features of the book include detailed chapter outlines, chapter summaries and study questions, numerous sample class assignments with clearly stated purposes and procedures, a glossary, and a speech evaluation form.

	From the Authors
1	The Benefits of Being a Good Speaker	1
2	An Overview of Speech Preparation	15
3	You Are Both Speaker and Listener	31
4	Topic, Focus, and Outline	49
5	Researching Your Speech	81
6	An Attentive Audience	115
7	Types of Speeches	139
8	Small Group Communication	161
	Postscript from the Authors	179
	App. A: Class Assignments	181
	App. B: Speech Evaluation Forms	189
App. C	Vocal Exercises	193
App. D	Parliamentary Procedure	197
	App. E: Small Group Exercises and Evaluation Forms	201
	Glossary	207
	Index	217