Table of Contents
Part 1 Introduction: The Voice of Hope
Chapter 1 The Gift of Speech 13
Chapter 2 Own the Fear Factor 37
Chapter 3 Preach but Don't Preach 63
Part 2 The Legacy of Language
Chapter 4 Find the Joint! 93
Chapter 5 The Process of Preaching 119
Chapter 6 Where Does It Hurt? 155
Part 3 The Promise of Practice
Chapter 7 Every Shot Is the Only One You Have 185
Chapter 8 Learn the Grammar of Body Language 209
Chapter 9 The Pregnant Pause 231
Part 4 The Discovery of Delivery
Chapter 10 Tour Guides and Trailblazers 261
Chapter 11 Sound Check 283
Chapter 12 Keep Your Cool When the Mic Is Hot 307
Part 5 The Meal in the Message
Chapter 13 The Recipe Dr. Frank Thomas 333
Chapter 14 The Ingredients Dr. Frank Thomas 357
Chapter 15 The Taste Dr. Frank Thomas 375
Appendix: Analysis of Bishop Jakes's Sermon "I Didn't Know I Was Me," Dr. Frank Thomas 393
Notes 441