CHAPTER 1: DEVELOPING SELF-CONFIDENCE Presentation Anxiety Speech 1: Self-Introduction Method A: Picture Story Method B: The Old Bag Speech Method C: Speech Preparation Worksheet After the Speech Speech 2: A Personal Experience Speech 3: A Meaningful Object Speech 4: A Specific Fear Speech 5: A Personal Opinion Speech Pronunciation Tip: Sentence Stress CHAPTER 2: DELIVERING YOUR MESSAGE Posture Talks Look Them in the Eye Facial Expressions and Gestures Different Modes of Speech Delivery Effective Use of Notes Are You Asking Me or Telling Me? Discard Those Disclaimers and Apologies Silence is Golden Write for the Ear Practice Makes Perfect Pronunciation Tip: Intonation CHAPTER 3: PUTTING YOUR SPEECH TOGETHER Preparing the Speech Outlines Transitions Pronunciation Tip: Ending: ed CHAPTER 4: SPEAKING TO INFORM Preparing for the Informative Speech Analyzing Your Audience Choosing Your Topic Narrowing Your Topic Gathering Information Preparing Visual Aids Organizing Your Speech Outlining an Informative Speech Actual Sample Speech Informative Speech Preparation Worksheet Informative Speech Preparation Checklist Pronunciation Tip: [?] and [d] CHAPTER 5: USING DYNAMIC VISUAL AIDS General Guidelines No-Tech Visual Aids Low-Tech Visual Aids Creating Great PowerPoint Slides Tips for Using PowerPoint Pronunciation Tip: Consonant Clusters CHAPTER 6: USING THE INTERNET Search Engines Meta-Search Engines Understanding URL Extensions Subject Search Keyword Search Phrase Search Evaluate a Website A Word About Plagiarism Citing Internet Sources Pronunciation Tip: Syllable Stress in Compound Nouns CHAPTER 7: SPEAKING TO PERSUADE Pre.