Public Speaking and Civic Engagement

Author(s): LINDA MANNING

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2017

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The public speaking tradition is embedded in the founding and functioning of democratic societies. Public Speaking and Civic Engagement introduces undergraduate students to principles and practices of effective oral presentations. Speeches from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries frame each chapter to show students how the rhetorical tradition in the United States informs contemporary social issues and activism.

The ten speeches included in the textbook represent important moments of civic engagement. Public Speaking and Civic Engagement begins with Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, includes Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman and Al Gore’s TED Talk on climate change, and ends with Mary Fisher’s Whisper of AIDS speech to the Republican National Convention. An introductory paragraph explains the social climate and political context for each speech. The format for the textbook fosters an environment for students to make connections between social and civic issues that impact their lives and their actions.

Chapter 1: Communication and Community Engagement
SPEECH: Patrick Henry— Liberty or Death 
Communication 
Community 
Communication and Community Engagement 
References 

Chapter 2: Is Citizen Engagement a Moral Responsibility?
Models of Citizenship 
Civic Engagement and Communication 
Th eories of Civic Responsibility 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 3: Ethics in Public Speaking
SPEECH: Richard M. Nixon— Checkers
Ethics
Ethos and Speaker Credibility
Developing Ethical Speaking Habits
Avoiding Unethical Practices
Summary
References

Chapter 4: Listening
SPEECH: Angelina Grimké Weld— Pennsylvania Hall Speech
What Is Listening? 
Why Care about Listening?
The Listening Process
Listening Roadblocks and Remedies
Listening in Context
References

Chapter 5: Organizing and Outlining
Your Ideas
The Importance of Organizing a Speech 
Organizing the Body of Your Speech 
Creating Unity through Connections 
Constructing an Outline and Speaker’s Notes 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 6: Introducing and Concluding Your Speech
SPEECH: General Douglas MacArthur— Duty, Honor, Country
Introductions 
Conclusions 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 7: Language
SPEECH: Sojourner Truth—Ain’t I a Woman 
Characteristics of Spoken Language 
Guidelines for Language and Style 
Language Pitfalls 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 8: Being Audience-Centered 
SPEECH: Elizabeth Cady Stanton—Seneca Falls Keynote Address 
Know Your Audience 
Adapting to Different Audiences and Situations 
Creating the Speaker-Audience Connection 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 9: Presentational Aids in an Electronic World
SPEECH: Al Gore—An Inconvenient Truth (TED Talk) 
The Nature of Presentational Aids Today 
Types of Presentational Aids 
Technology-Based Presentational Aids 
Effective Use of Presentational Aids 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 10: Informative Speaking
SPEECH: Franklin Delano Roosevelt— First Fireside Chat (1933) 
Differentiating Informative, Persuasive and Entertaining Purposes 
Types of Informative Speaking 
Five Goals of Informative Speaking 
Guidelines for Effective Informative Speeches 
Ethics of Informative Speaking 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 11: Persuasive Speaking
SPEECH: Teddy Roosevelt—Man with the Muck-Rake 
The Audience in Persuasive Speaking 
Elements of Persuasion 
Focusing Persuasive Messages: Goals, Aims, and Claims 
Types of Persuasive Claims 
Organizing Persuasive Speeches 
Ethics and Persuasive Speaking 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 12: Special-Occasion Speaking
SPEECH: Mary Fisher—1992 RNC Address— Whisper of AIDS 
Special-Occasion Speeches 
Speeches of Introduction 
Speeches of Presentation 
Speeches of Acceptance 
Commemorative Speeches 
Keynote Speeches 
After-Dinner Speeches 
Outlines for Other Special Occasions Speeches 
Summary 
References

LINDA MANNING

The public speaking tradition is embedded in the founding and functioning of democratic societies. Public Speaking and Civic Engagement introduces undergraduate students to principles and practices of effective oral presentations. Speeches from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries frame each chapter to show students how the rhetorical tradition in the United States informs contemporary social issues and activism.

The ten speeches included in the textbook represent important moments of civic engagement. Public Speaking and Civic Engagement begins with Patrick Henry’s Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death, includes Sojourner Truth’s Ain’t I a Woman and Al Gore’s TED Talk on climate change, and ends with Mary Fisher’s Whisper of AIDS speech to the Republican National Convention. An introductory paragraph explains the social climate and political context for each speech. The format for the textbook fosters an environment for students to make connections between social and civic issues that impact their lives and their actions.

Chapter 1: Communication and Community Engagement
SPEECH: Patrick Henry— Liberty or Death 
Communication 
Community 
Communication and Community Engagement 
References 

Chapter 2: Is Citizen Engagement a Moral Responsibility?
Models of Citizenship 
Civic Engagement and Communication 
Th eories of Civic Responsibility 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 3: Ethics in Public Speaking
SPEECH: Richard M. Nixon— Checkers
Ethics
Ethos and Speaker Credibility
Developing Ethical Speaking Habits
Avoiding Unethical Practices
Summary
References

Chapter 4: Listening
SPEECH: Angelina Grimké Weld— Pennsylvania Hall Speech
What Is Listening? 
Why Care about Listening?
The Listening Process
Listening Roadblocks and Remedies
Listening in Context
References

Chapter 5: Organizing and Outlining
Your Ideas
The Importance of Organizing a Speech 
Organizing the Body of Your Speech 
Creating Unity through Connections 
Constructing an Outline and Speaker’s Notes 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 6: Introducing and Concluding Your Speech
SPEECH: General Douglas MacArthur— Duty, Honor, Country
Introductions 
Conclusions 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 7: Language
SPEECH: Sojourner Truth—Ain’t I a Woman 
Characteristics of Spoken Language 
Guidelines for Language and Style 
Language Pitfalls 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 8: Being Audience-Centered 
SPEECH: Elizabeth Cady Stanton—Seneca Falls Keynote Address 
Know Your Audience 
Adapting to Different Audiences and Situations 
Creating the Speaker-Audience Connection 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 9: Presentational Aids in an Electronic World
SPEECH: Al Gore—An Inconvenient Truth (TED Talk) 
The Nature of Presentational Aids Today 
Types of Presentational Aids 
Technology-Based Presentational Aids 
Effective Use of Presentational Aids 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 10: Informative Speaking
SPEECH: Franklin Delano Roosevelt— First Fireside Chat (1933) 
Differentiating Informative, Persuasive and Entertaining Purposes 
Types of Informative Speaking 
Five Goals of Informative Speaking 
Guidelines for Effective Informative Speeches 
Ethics of Informative Speaking 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 11: Persuasive Speaking
SPEECH: Teddy Roosevelt—Man with the Muck-Rake 
The Audience in Persuasive Speaking 
Elements of Persuasion 
Focusing Persuasive Messages: Goals, Aims, and Claims 
Types of Persuasive Claims 
Organizing Persuasive Speeches 
Ethics and Persuasive Speaking 
Summary 
References 

Chapter 12: Special-Occasion Speaking
SPEECH: Mary Fisher—1992 RNC Address— Whisper of AIDS 
Special-Occasion Speeches 
Speeches of Introduction 
Speeches of Presentation 
Speeches of Acceptance 
Commemorative Speeches 
Keynote Speeches 
After-Dinner Speeches 
Outlines for Other Special Occasions Speeches 
Summary 
References

LINDA MANNING