Cengage Advantage Series: Essentials of Public Speaking

Cheryl Hamilton, an author well known for her writing style and award-winning teaching, is professor emeritus at Tarrant County College-NE Campus in the Communication Arts Department where she served as department chair and communication professor and continues to teach each fall semester to stay close to students and try out new textbook material. Her numerous awards -- including the Chancellor's Award for Exemplary Teaching -- show her love of teaching. Although she specialized in business communication and public speaking, Dr. Hamilton taught more than 10 different communication courses. Throughout her career, she served as mentor to many beginning teachers; presented more than 40 papers at national conferences; conducted numerous seminars for large and small corporations; served on multiple educational committees; and authored two additional texts -- THE ESSENTIALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING and COMMUNICATING FOR SUCCESS. An Illinois native, Dr. Hamilton received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University, her master's degree from Purdue University, and her doctoral degree from the University of North Texas.

• Part I: FOUNDATIONS.1. Public Speaking: Let's Start Speaking Now.2. Building Speaker Confidence.3. Listening: What Speakers and Listeners Should Know.4. Public Speaking: Make Ethics and Technology Work for You.Part II: PREPARING AND PRESENTING. 5. Analyzing Your Audience and Selecting a Really Great Topic.6. Researching, Organizing, and Outlining Your Topic.7. Interesting Visual and Verbal Supporting Materials.8. Effective Delivery.Part III: THREE TYPES OF SPEECHES.9. Informative Speaking.10. Persuasive Speaking.11. Special Occasion Speaking.12. Team Presentations.