Gary Harmon coached and taught debate and speech in high school for 30 years and taught at college level for 23 years. He was Director of Forensics at Kansas Wesleyan University for 19 years. He is a NSDA Hall of Fame coach, PKD Nichols and Shields awards winner, and has coached multiple national champions and PKD All-Americans. Connie McKee taught and coached high school students for 14 years and was Director of Forensic at West Texas A&M for 17 years. She coached multiple national and international finalists. Autumn Zimmerman is a high school history teacher and a Professor of History at Odessa College and the University of Texas, Permian Basin. She was a PKD All-American, and national finalist multiple times.

• Preface - Introduction - Part I: The History and the Discipline - Chapter 1: Rhetorical Oral Interpretation: A History of the Discipline - Chapter 2: The Discipline: Toulmin Is Not Only for Debaters - Chapter 3: Justification: Implications—Why Is This So Important - Part II: A Compendium of Process: A Practical Understanding of the Discipline Applied - Chapter 4: The Framework: Creating the Manuscript- Chapter 5: Analysis: The "Thought Method" of Preparing the Interpretation - Chapter 6: Technique: The Performance Toolbox - Chapter 7: Rehearsal: It Never Stops! -Bibliography - Appendices

Gary Harmon coached and taught debate and speech in high school for 30 years and taught at college level for 23 years. He was Director of Forensics at Kansas Wesleyan University for 19 years. He is a NSDA Hall of Fame coach, PKD Nichols and Shields awards winner, and has coached multiple national champions and PKD All-Americans. Connie McKee taught and coached high school students for 14 years and was Director of Forensic at West Texas A&M for 17 years. She coached multiple national and international finalists. Autumn Zimmerman is a high school history teacher and a Professor of History at Odessa College and the University of Texas, Permian Basin. She was a PKD All-American, and national finalist multiple times.

• Preface - Introduction - Part I: The History and the Discipline - Chapter 1: Rhetorical Oral Interpretation: A History of the Discipline - Chapter 2: The Discipline: Toulmin Is Not Only for Debaters - Chapter 3: Justification: Implications—Why Is This So Important - Part II: A Compendium of Process: A Practical Understanding of the Discipline Applied - Chapter 4: The Framework: Creating the Manuscript- Chapter 5: Analysis: The "Thought Method" of Preparing the Interpretation - Chapter 6: Technique: The Performance Toolbox - Chapter 7: Rehearsal: It Never Stops! -Bibliography - Appendices

Gary Harmon coached and taught debate and speech in high school for 30 years and taught at college level for 23 years. He was Director of Forensics at Kansas Wesleyan University for 19 years. He is a NSDA Hall of Fame coach, PKD Nichols and Shields awards winner, and has coached multiple national champions and PKD All-Americans. Connie McKee taught and coached high school students for 14 years and was Director of Forensic at West Texas A&M for 17 years. She coached multiple national and international finalists. Autumn Zimmerman is a high school history teacher and a Professor of History at Odessa College and the University of Texas, Permian Basin. She was a PKD All-American, and national finalist multiple times.

• Preface - Introduction - Part I: The History and the Discipline - Chapter 1: Rhetorical Oral Interpretation: A History of the Discipline - Chapter 2: The Discipline: Toulmin Is Not Only for Debaters - Chapter 3: Justification: Implications—Why Is This So Important - Part II: A Compendium of Process: A Practical Understanding of the Discipline Applied - Chapter 4: The Framework: Creating the Manuscript- Chapter 5: Analysis: The "Thought Method" of Preparing the Interpretation - Chapter 6: Technique: The Performance Toolbox - Chapter 7: Rehearsal: It Never Stops! -Bibliography - Appendices