Introduction Part1: Public Speaking as the Centrality of the Discipline
1. A Historical Tracing of Public Speaking Pedagogy
2. Canons of Rhetoric: Building Blocks for Speech Construction
3. Public Speaking and Theatre: A Joint Tradition
4. Public Speaking and Democratic Life: A Neo-Classical Rhetoric for the Digital Age
5. The Instruction of Public Speaking: An Index of Major Events in the Communication Discipline and Related Trends within the Literature Part2: Foundations of Public Speaking
6. A Communication Traits Approach to the Teaching and Learning of Public Speaking
7. Ethical Concerns in Public Speaking
8. Listenability: The Art of Meaningful Public Speaking
9. Audience Analysis in Public Speaking: A Comprehensive Exploration
10. Rhetorical Audience Analysis and Reception Studies of Public Speaking
11. Approaches to Organizing and Outlining in Public Speaking
12. Delivery Modes, Elements, and Exceptions: Exploring and Troubling the Canon of Delivery in Public Speaking
13. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication: Creating Inclusion and Accessibility
14. A Clearer Picture: The History of Visual Aids in Public Speaking
15. Persuasive Public Speaking: Considerations for a Post-Truth Era
16. Exploring Speech Anxiety: Managing our Nerves to Share our Stories
17. Viva Lost Vagus: Yogic Breathing, Neuroscience, and Public Speaker Anxiety Part3: Issues of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Public Speaking
18. Relevant Today and Prepared for Tomorrow: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) in Public Speaking
19. Accents and Dialects in Public Speaking
20. Critical Race Theory Interventions for Public Speaking
21. Whiteness and Public Speaking
22. Revisiting Public Speaking as a Liberal Art at Hispanic Serving Institutions
23. Accommodations in the Public Speaking Classroom for Students with Mental Health Conditions
24. Access and Accommodation and Public Speaking
25. Building Communication Competence through Public Speaking: Considerations for Faculty Outside of the Communication Discipline Part4: Public Speaking Across Contexts
26. Public Speaking’s Transferable Skills for Industry
27. Public Speaking in Business and Professional Settings
28. Public Speaking in K-12 Contexts: Not Quite Uncharted Waters
29. Democratic Education through Public Speaking
30. Public Speaking in Action: Forensics as an Extended Classroom for Skills on Democratic Participation and Advocacy Part5: Assessing Public Speaking
31. Measuring Student Learning in a College Level Public Speaking Class: The Development and Evolution of a Rubric
32. Assessment for Learning in Public Speaking Education: Best Practices for Design, Implementation, and Continuous Improvement
33. A Critical Systematic Review of Rubric Research in the Public Speaking Classroom Part6: Public Speaking in the 21st Century
34. Speaking Soundly: Post-colonial Approaches for the Future of Public Speaking
35. Online Speaking: Adapting to the Virtual Environment
36. Online and Mediated Public Speaking
37. The Case for Online Public Speaking Skills in the Communication Curriculum
38. Digital Resources for Public Speaking
39. Where We Go from Here: Concluding Remarks