全书从演讲的分类，演讲的规划和准备，演讲的技巧和内容等多个方面全面介绍了公共演讲这门课程。本书语言鲜活地道，内容细致全面。学习者在掌握公共演讲艺术理论与实践的同时，还可以充分学习、领略和欣赏英语这门语言。

                                                   Chapter1 An Introduction to Public Speaking  
Chapter2 The Ethics of Public Speaking  
Chapter3 Speaking Confidently  
Chapter4 Responding to Speeches  
Chapter5 Analyzing Your Audience  
Chapter6 Selecting Your Speech Topic  
Chapter7 Researching Your Topic  
Chapter8 Supporting Your Speech  
Chapter9 Organizing the Body of Your Speech  
Chapter 10 Introducing and Concluding Your Speech  
Chapter11 Outlining Your Speech  
Chapter12 Wording Your Speech  
Chapter13 Delivering Your Speech  
Chapter14 Using Presentational Aids  
Chapter15 Speaking to Inform  
Chapter16 The Strategy of Persuasion  
Chapter17 The Structure of Persuasion  
Chapter18 Speaking to Special Occasions  
Chapter19 Speaking in and as a Group  

乔治?L?格赖斯 (George L. Grice),现为美国罗德福德大学教授，是当代演讲和交流艺术领域的国际知名学者。主要著作有《Mastering Public Speaking》和《Business and Professional Communications: Selected Readings》。约翰?F?斯金纳 (John F. Skinner)，美国教授， 多年从事演讲教学，同时也参与了《Mastering Public Speaking》（公共演讲艺术）一书前几版的编写。