Part 1: Getting Started 

1.1 Introducing the Speechmaking Process
Notable Speaker: Greta Thunberg

1.2 Speaking Anxiety
Notable Speaker: Monica Lewinsky 

1.3 Listening 

1.4 Ethics and Freedom of Speech 

Part 2: Fundamentals 

2.1 Occasion
Notable Speaker: George W. Bush 

2.2 Speaker
Notable Speaker: Meghan Markle 

2.3 Audience
Notable Speaker: Zach Wahls 

2.4 Purpose
Notable Speaker: Malala Yousafzai

Part 3: Content 

3.1 Choosing a Topic 

3.2 Research and Supporting Material 

3.3 Organizing Content
Notable Speaker: Sebastian Wernicke 

3.4 Framing and Outlining 

3.5 Introductions and Conclusions
Notable Speaker: Susan Cain 

Part 4: Delivery 

4.1 Delivery Decisions
Notable Speaker: Yassmin Abdel-Magied

4.2 Vocal Delivery
Notable Speaker: Jordan Raskopoulous 

4.3 Physical Delivery 

4.4 Presentation Aids
Notable Speaker: ShaoLan Hsueh 

4.5 Online Presentations 

Part 5: Engaging Your Audience 

5.1 Language and Style 

5.2 Telling Stories
Notable Speaker: Rita Pierson 

5.3 Generating Interest
Notable Speaker: Kyle Martin 

5.4 Question-and-Answer Sessions 

 

Part 6: Speaking to Inform 

6.1 Understanding Informative Speaking 

6.2 Reporting New Information
Notable Speaker: Mileha Soneji 

6.3 Explaining Complex Ideas
Notable Speaker: David Epstein 

 

Part 7: Speaking to Persuade 

7.1 Understanding Persuasion 

7.2 Thinking Critically about Arguments 

7.3 Rhetorical Strategies for Persuasive Presentations
Notable Speaker: Ron Finley 

 

Part 8: Special Speaking Occasions 

8.1 Impromptu Speeches 

8.2 Introducing a Speaker
Notable Speakers: Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher and Courtney Britt 

8.3 Welcome Remarks 

8.4 Presenting and Accepting Awards
Notable Speaker: Berta Cáceres

8.5 Toasts
Notable Speaker: Bill Nighy 

8.6 Eulogies
Notable Speaker: Oprah Winfrey 

8.7 Team Presentations and Public Group Discussions