As a textbook for public speaking, it supports these five learning outcomes:
Lesson 1: Foundations for Understanding Public Speaking Lesson 2: First Speech Lesson 3: Constructing the Speech Body Lesson 4: Finding a Topic Lesson 5: Researching the Topic Lesson 6: Writing Introductions and Conclusions Lesson 7: Informative Public Speaking Lesson 8: Developing Style in Speech Lesson 9: Delivering the Speech Lesson 10: Audience Analysis and Listening Lesson 11: Persuasive Speaking Lesson 12: Ethics and Public Speaking Lesson 13: Special Occasion Speaking Lesson 14: Professional Presentations and Technology