xxxchapter 14 Delivering Presentations 403
Understanding and Addressing Anxiety 404
Identifying Anxiety Triggers 404
Building Your Confidence 405
What About You? Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety 406
Wired for Communication: Facing Your Public Speaking Fears in
Virtual Reality 408
Methods of Delivery 408
Speaking from Manuscript 408
Speaking from Memory 409
Speaking Spontaneously 409
Speaking Extemporaneously 410
Guidelines for Effective Delivery 411
Effective Vocal Delivery 412
Effective Visual Delivery 414
Communication Across Cultures: You Sound Like You’re From... 415
Connecting with Your Audience 417
Evaluating Communication Ethics: Judging Speeches 418
Additional Guidelines for Online Speech Delivery 419
Real Communicator: Tonya Graves 420
Effective Presentation Aids 421
The Function of Presentation Aids 422
Types of Presentation Aids 422
Practicing Your Speech 427
Remember Your Speaking Outline 427
Practice Using Presentation Aids 427
Simulate the Situation 428
Practice Your Delivery 428
REAL REFERENCE: A Study Tool 431For videos and LearningCurve quizzing within LaunchPad, go to bedfordstmartins.com/realcommchapter 15 Informative Speaking 433
The Goals of Informative Speaking 434
Meeting the Audience’s Informational Needs 434
Informing, Not Persuading 435
Speaking Appropriately and Ethically 435
Topics for Informative Presentations 436
People 437
Places 437
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