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[Ebook PDF] Cengage Advantage Books: The Speaker’s Compact Handbook, Spiral bound Version, 5th Edition

Authors: Jo Sprague (Author), Douglas Stuart (Author), David Bodary (Author)

Packing a wealth of information into a succinct resource, CENGAGE ADVANTAGE BOOKS: THE SPEAKER’S COMPACT HANDBOOK, 5th Edition, provides a comprehensive yet concise reference for the introductory public speaking course. An excellent value and useful to students in any major, this brief handbook grounded in academic research and practical experience features speech excerpts and full-speech examples, illustrations, and critical thinking questions that students can use on their journey to becoming effective public speakers. The spiral-bound format and flexible standalone chapters allow students to access the topics they need to create great speeches easily, while Key Points, Quick Tips, and Checklists help them stay on track. New Web Links features point students to additional information on related topics.

Using This Book
The Speaker’s Compact Handbook provides a concise and portable resource for speakers. It is not coincidental that it shares these characteristics with its sister text, The Speaker’s Handbook, the first
handbook of its kind and now in its tenth edition. Even more concise and portable than that full handbook, The Speaker’s Compact Handbook is appropriate for certain kinds of academic publicspeaking classes; for the student who has to give an individual or group presentation in a class from any department; for the beginning speaker who needs individual guidance in preparing for a particular kind of speaking situation; and for the professional who wants a quick refresher on the basics or quick pointers on topics such as the effective use of presentation slides.
Why a Handbook
A handbook differs from a textbook in a few important ways.
■ First, handbooks are brief. They present a distilled version of the most useful advice gleaned from centuries of academic research and decades of practical experience.
■ Second, handbooks are reference books. They are not intended to be read from cover to cover but are designed to help locate what you need, when you need it.
■ Third, handbooks are handy. Quite literally, this compact edition fits in your hand. It is easy to keep on your desk or in your backpack, coat pocket, or purse without adding weight or bulk.
Starting Out in This Book
To make the most efficient use of The Speaker’s Compact Handbook, we recommend that you first take a few minutes to look it over. You will see that the inside front cover and first page give an
overview of part and chapter titles. The Table of Contents, which follows this introduction, gives a more in-depth picture of each chapter’s content. Explore these chapters in any order that works
for you. Here are two basic suggestions to help begin using this book as effectively as possible.
1. Take time to establish a foundation. In the first four chapters (Part 1 —Approaching Public Speaking), we grouped together those topics that give you ways of thinking about and beginning the
task of preparing a speech. We suggest that you read these chapters before delving deeper into the book.
2. Consider the context in which you will be speaking. Before you go about selecting sections of the book to guide you, it is essential that you understand the expectations of your particular situation, whether it is in the classroom, in the workplace, or in the public arena. We suggest that you look at Chapters 33 through 37 (Part VIII—Speech Contexts), where you will find sections that discuss which elements of speaking
are most relevant in each of four general contexts.
How to Put Together a Speech
Three important charts in this book provide an easy reference covering the basics of speech planning, creation, and organization.
■ The Five Steps of Public Speaking, Figure 1-2, page 7. This figure lays out the elements that go into almost every speech and cross-references the chapters that deal with each element.
■ Speech Planning and Practice, Figure 9-1, page 46. This timetable graphically demonstrates the relationships between the elements described in Figure 1-2, and shows where tasks overlap and ways for progressing through them.
■ Speech Structure Chart, Figure 31-1, page 179. This chart shows the relationships between a speech’s main points, subpoints, supporting materials, transitions, introduction, and conclusion, as well as how they flow together in a standard speech.