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Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Speaking / pronunciation skills > Public speaking / elocution
The Successful Speaker's Guide: Assess Your Strengths, Find Your
Tools, and Enhance Your Confidence compiles original material and
reading selections that help readers assess their own strengths and
weaknesses as speakers, and uses specific tools to prepare the
perfect speech for any occasion. Filled with expert guidance for
speaking successfully in class, or in professional or social
settings, the text focuses on practical tips and real-world
applications. Rooted in the belief that good communication skills
are the secret to advancing in a career, working well in a team,
negotiating, relating to customers, and building great
relationships with colleagues, the fifteen chapters discuss every
aspect of public speaking from tips for speech preparation to the
psychology of audiences. The book also includes information on
choosing a speech topic and determining the speech's purpose, using
visual and sensory aids, overcoming speaker's anxiety, and
incorporating research into a speech. The Successful Speaker's
Guide enables student-readers to decide what tools are available to
support successful speaking and how they want to make use of these
tools in ways that are comfortable and appropriate for the
situation. It is an ideal text for public speaking or introductory
communication courses.
Speaking for Success: Readings and Resources is a collection of
essential articles on the art of public speaking. With over a dozen
new readings, this edition challenges students to change the way
they prepare for presentations and improve their public speaking
skills. It equips students to stand in front of an audience and
make an impact, both in the classroom and in the workplace. This
collection explores the tools and techniques that powerful speakers
use to captivate their listeners. Unlike textbooks on communication
theory, this volume explains what to do and how to do it. It also
covers topics that often are overlooked, including first
impressions, leadership styles, and public narratives. In many
ways, these topics are just as important, if not more important,
than the techniques themselves. After all, powerful public speaking
is not simply about delivering an effective message; it is also
about exercising leadership. Speaking for Success is an ideal
standalone text or supplemental reader for public speaking courses.
It not only teaches students how to develop a compelling
presentation, but also gives them the knowledge and tools to speak
with confidence.
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