Table Of Contents

Foreword by Tess Gerritsen
Introduction: Why Another Book on Speeches?
Chapter 1: Panic!
Chapter 2: The Four Key Elements of a Memorable Speech
Chapter 3: Aristotle’s Rhetoric
Chapter 4: Learn from Leading Advocates, Now and in the Past
Chapter 5: A Speechwriter’s Playbook
Chapter 6: The Speechwriter’s Toolbox
Chapter 7: Libraries as a Resource
Chapter 8: Rhetorical Devices Make Speech Soar
Chapter 9: In the Beginning
Chapter 10: Once Upon a Time
Chapter 11: Memorable Speeches of Yesteryear
Chapter 12: Memorable Speeches in Times of Crisis
Chapter 13: Memorable Speeches by Women
Chapter 14: Memorable Speeches from the Web and Movies
Chapter 15: TED Talks
Chapter 16: Experimental Writings as Part of a Speech
Chapter 17: To Project or Not to Project That is the Question
Chapter 18: A Few Words about the Teleprompter
Chapter 19: All Good Things Must Come to an End
Chapter 20: Equipment for Practicing Speeches and Recording for Social Media
Chapter 21: Camera-Ready: Looking Your Personal Best
Chapter 22: The Ever-Ready Two-Minute Speech about You
Chapter 23: How to Get an Invitation to Speak
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments