Publication Date: 7/16/2018
Copyright: 2018
Pages: 326
ISBNs:
Paperback: 9781543802696
Detailed Table of Contents (PDF Download)
Foreword
Summary of Contents
Table of Contents
About the Authors
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Part One: What Makes a Speaker Persuasive:
Lessons from Classical Rhetoric
Chapter 1: Our Case: Why Verbal Persuasion Matters
Chapter 2: Classical Rhetoric for the Contemporary Advocate
Chapter 3: Types of Persuasive Speeches
Part Two: Getting from Here to There: The Nuts and Bolts of Speaking Effectively
Chapter 4: Writing a Persuasive Speech
Chapter 5: Performance Techniques: Bringing a Speech to Life
Chapter 6: Tools of the Trade: Voice and Breath
Chapter 7: Using Visual Aids
Part Three: Rhetoric Applied to the Real World
Chapter 8: E-Mail, Tweets, and Social Media: Technology and Communications Skills
Chapter 9: Speaking Effectively at Work
Chapter 10: Rhetoric in Court
Part Four: The Worst of the Worst and the Best of the Best
Chapter 11: Rhetoric Run Amok
Chapter 12: Rhetoric Done Right: A Collection of Great Speeches
Epilogue:
Appendix A: A Suggested Curriculum
Appendix B: Porter v. Donnelly Casefile
Endnotes
Index