COM225 - Public Speaking

The manual focuses on the Six-Step Guide to Effective Presentations. This guide is a powerful organizational tool that can be used by speakers to present any type of speech for any occasion competently and confidently. The guide has been used by students and faculty in the classroom, leaders at conferences, entrepreneurs in pitch competitions, business and industry professionals in the workplace, people celebrating significant life events, and even by an Arizona Supreme Court Justice while conducting business of the court.

A usable, zero-cost textbook for basic public speaking courses or courses that include basic public speaking skills as one of their primary learning outcomes. The free, open nature of the text means that instructors are able to use all or part of it, and add their own materials.