Chapter 1: Speaking with Confidence New comparison of public speaking with conversation helps build confidence by showing students that speechmaking builds on skills they have already mastered. The benefits of public speaking for improving employment and developing empowering critical-thinking skills are reinforced. Expanded summary of the history of public speaking adds discussion of Roman orators and of today’s communication technology. Updated research reinforces advice for overcoming speaking anxiety and building confidence. Chapter 2: Presenting Your First Speech This new chapter provides an overview of the audience-centered speaking process, jump-starting the speechmaking process for students who are assigned to present speeches early in the term. Advice is provided for effectively delivering speeches via videoconferencing and similar communication technology. New sample first speech allows students to see how another student speaker successfully applied the concepts discussed in the chapter. Chapter 3: Speaking Freely and Ethically A revised and updated discussion of free speech helps students understand the evolution of interpretation of the First Amendment. New discussion and figure emphasize the global nature of free speech in the era of social media. New examples throughout the chapter keep material current and relevant to readers. Chapter 4: Listening to Speeches The chapter is streamlined by removing the discussion of receiver anxiety as a barrier to listening. Updated discussion of listening styles helps students use the strengths and overcome the challenges of their particular listening style. A new figure can be used by students as a guide or checklist when evaluating other speakers. Updated research throughout the chapter keeps material current and relevant to readers. Chapter 5: Analyzing Your Audience An updated discussion of sex, gender, and sexual orientation emphasizes the importance of considering variations in listeners’ gender and sexual identities. This chapter introduces the first of the updated Developing Your Speech Step by Step boxes, which provide students with an extended example of how to implement audience-centered speechmaking concepts. Chapter 6: Developing Your Speech Updated lists of potential speech topics can spark students’ own topic brainstorming. New examples throughout the chapter keep the material in this popular chapter current and relevant to readers. Chapter 7: Gathering and Using Supporting Material An updated section on evaluating Internet resources adds new discussion of Wikipedia and page domains as it guides students to think critically about information they find on the Internet. New examples throughout the chapter model effective incorporation of the different types of supporting material discussed in the chapter. Chapter 8: Organizing and Outlining Your Speech This chapter combines two previously separate, but closely related, chapters on organizing outlining speeches. The combined chapter has been streamlined by removing the discussion of delivery outlines, as they are synonymous with speaking notes for many speakers. A revised discussion of signposting helps students understand how these organizational clues help communicate their message to listeners. Th