In this accessible, straightforward book, seasoned author Betsy Graziani Fasbinder offers readers the why, what, and how of public speaking, along with exercises and resources to support ongoing learning. She provides inspiration and encouragement to help writers to overcome their fears of public speaking, but she doesn't stop there; she also lays out the practical, nuts-and-bolts tools they need to select, deselect, and arrange the content of what to say when they're on a podium, in an interview, or in casual conversations about their writing, and includes a model for handling challenging questions from interviewers and audience members with confidence and grace. Part practical how-to-full of usable tools and tips-and part author cheerleader and champion, From Page to Stage is the ultimate resource for writers who wish bring their storytelling skills to their speaking opportunities.

Unter dem Rahmenthema Visionen und Illusionen fand am 4./5. April 2014 an der Universitat Goeteborg die 11. Arbeitstagung schwedischer Germanistinnen und Germanisten Text im Kontext statt. Der vorliegende Band versammelt ausgewahlte Beitrage, die in ihrer Vielfalt zugleich einen Eindruck der Forschungsansatze und -projekte der Germanistik in Schweden vermitteln. Das Spektrum der Beitrage reicht von der Untersuchung fruhneuzeitlicher Kochbucher zur Analyse des RAF-Manifests Die Rote Armee aufbauen; von der Betrachtung der Sprachbiographie einer Spataussiedlerin zu literaturwissenschaftlichen Textanalysen bzw. Interpretationen jungerer Dramen von Christoph Hein, Simon Urbans Roman Plan D und Pilgerinnenberichten uber den Jakobsweg. Eine Analyse des Neologismus' "Sternenkind" und vergleichende Grammatikstudien runden den Band ab. Die Begriffe Visionen und Illusionen ermoeglichen Bruckenschlage zwischen Literaturwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft und erscheinen nicht zuletzt aufgrund ihrer gesellschaftlichen Dimension pradestiniert fur die OEffnung hin zu kulturwissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen.

Advanced Public Speaking: A Leader's Guide is a comprehensive textbook designed to serve as a speech-making reference for upper-level undergraduate students. Now in its second edition, this volume offers brand new classroom-tested chapter assignments, updated examples, and new content on speaking to international and remote audiences. An instructor's manual and test bank are available for download on the book's companion website, offering everything from guidance in constructing a syllabus, to lecture suggestions, to classroom activities. This student-engagement focused and flexible text offers students the opportunity to increase their speaking abilities across a variety of more specific and complex contexts.