Here?s a step-by-step introduction to verbal communication, designed to increase a student?s skill and self-confidence when giving a presentation.

Dr. Paulette Dale and James Wolf have been professors of speech communication/ESL at Miami Dade Community College for over 50 collective years. A Fulbright Scholar in International Education, Dr. Dale has co-authored 6 other books on pronunciation and speech communication. Founder of the Cognitive Intelligence Association, Mr. Wolf is coordinator of the college's speech lab and a speech communication consultant

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Speaking to Develop Self-Confidence

Speech 1: Self-Introduction

Speech 2: A Personal Experience

Speech 3: A Meaningful Object

Speech 4: A Specific Fear

Pronunciation Tip: Final Consonants

Chapter 2: Delivering Your Message

Posture Talks

Look Them in the Eye

Facial Expressions and Gestures

Using Visual Aids

Are You Asking Me or Telling Me?

Discard Those Disclaimers and Apologies

Write for the Ear

Practice Makes Perfect

Pronunciation Tip: Ending: -ed

Chapter 3: Putting Your Speech Together

Preparing the Speech

Outlines

Transitions

Pronunciation Tip: Syllable Stress in Compound Nouns

Chapter 4: Listening

Bad Listening Habits and Their Cures

Listening Exercises

Pronunciation Tip: [i] and [I]

Chapter 5: Speaking to Inform

Preparing for the Informative Speech

Outlining an Informative Speech

Informative Speech Preparation Worksheet

Pronunciation Tip: [d] and [d]

Chapter 6: Speaking to Persuade

Preparing for the Persuasive Speech

Outlining a Persuasive Speech

Persuasive Speech Preparation Worksheet

Pronunciation Tip: Stress in Noun/Verb Parts

Chapter 7: Participation in Group Discussions

Path to Successful Problem Solving for Group Discussions

Path to Being an Effective Group Leader

Path to Being a Responsible Group Member

Group Discussion Worksheet

Group Leader Worksheet

Pronunciation Tip: Sentence Stress

Chapter 8: Understanding Interpersonal Communication

Avoiding Miscommunications

Clarifying the Speaker's Intentions

Interpersonal Communication Styles

Direct and Indirect Communication Styles

Pronunciation Tip: [s], [t], and [ ]

Chapter 9: Understanding Intercultural Communication

Ethnocentricity

Stereotypes

Cultural Differences in Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Pronunciation Tip: Contractions

Chapter 10: Thinking on Your Feet

Preparing for the Impromptu Speech

Organizing the Impromptu Speech

Outlining the Impromptu Speech

Guidelines for Impromptu Speaking

Pronunciation Tip: [b], [v], [w]

Chapter 11: Using Idioms and Proverbs

Idioms with Body Parts

Idioms with Foods

Idioms with Colors

Miscellaneous Idioms

Proverbs

Pronunciation Tip: Intonation

Chapter 12: Miscellaneous Speaking Activities

Symposium

Interpersonal/Intercultural Activity

Debate

Introductory Speech

Progressive Story

Personal Opinion Speech

Pronunciation Tip: [l] and [r]

Appendix