Constructing Effective Speeches is an easy-to-understand guidebook for beginning public speakers. The book is divided into four main sections, each of which provides novice speakers with tools that are needed in the speech building process.
The first section covers the history of rhetoric, and discusses what speakers need to know about an audience in order to make a speech effective. The second section provides information on selecting appropriate topics, and researching and supporting ideas. It also addresses delivery, style, and visual aids. In the next section readers learn...