"There is a mystery in every play that is written, no matter whether classical and poetic or modern and demotic, and it is the sound and the rhythm of the writing which take us there." Cicely Berry, the Royal Shakespeare Company's Voice Director, has been working alongside some of Britain's greatest actors and directors for over fifty years and is widely regarded as one of the most significant voice teachers in the world. From Word to Play draws on Cicely's extensive experience of working with theatre companies in Britain and throughout the world. It is her manifesto for a return to the words themselves: for moving away from an over-conceptualised, over-literal view of language and rediscovering the meaning in its sounds and rhythms. At the heart of this book is a concise, practical guide for directors in rehearsal, setting out work strategies that help bring out both the shape and the details within all kinds of text - whether verse or prose, seventeenth-century or contemporary. With a Foreword by Michael Boyd, Artistic Director of the RSC.

"The Successful Speaker: 273 Tips for Powerful Presentations" is the essential handbook for preparing effective & powerful presentations. It contains a wealth of ideas and inspiration for anyone giving conference talks, speeches, business proposals, sales pitches, lectures, seminars, tutorials and interview presentations. Dr Mandar Marathe combines the latest thinking on what it takes to deliver powerful presentations with an informal style of writing to give you an easy-to-use, practical guide to making your presentations successful. The book includes chapters on planning your presentation, preparing the delivery, preparing effective PowerPoint slides, preparing a handout, rehearsing your presentation, things to do just before the presentation, how to deal with your nerves, delivering the presentation, handling a question and answer session and making contacts after the presentation.

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Dr Kline's book, Speaking Effectively, is an essential resource for anyone faced with any kind of speaking situation. It contains hints, anecdotal examples, and the accumulated wisdom of decades of speaking experience. John is highly regarded in government, religious, and corporate circles and widely in demand because he is a great speaker and because he can help anyone communicate more effectively. He brings that expertise forward in a way that both teaches and entertains. First published in 1989 and currently in its fourth printing, Speaking Effectively teaches speakers throughout the Air Force and in other federal agencies the art of captivating an audience. From preparation of your talk through delivery, this straightforward book takes you step-by-step through the stages of effectively developing and presenting briefings, lectures, and speeches. This book includes such essential principles of effective delivery as speaking clearly, at the fight pace for your audience and subject, and loud enough for all to hear, but not too loud. Yet it also covers less obvious, but equally essential, principles such as a speaker's nonverbal signals, which can make or break a presentation. I strongly recommend Dr Kline's book whether you are a novice or an experienced speaker. It will help the novice begin developing time-proven speaking techniques, and it will help more experienced speakers continue perfecting the skills needed to grab and hold an audience. Jay W. Kelley Lieutenant General, USAF Commander, Air University

In Six Volumes. Vol. 4 Contains Manuals Seven and Eight.

Great speakers aren't just born; they prepare and they practice. THE ELEMENTS OF GREAT PUBLIC SPEAKING takes the fear out of taking the podium, distilling essential techniques and tricks for just about any speaking occasion. Experienced businesspeople, nervous students, best men, and eulogists alike can benefit from the author's simple, direct, and tested advice on everything from body language and word choice to responding to the audience and overcoming stage fright. Because there's no such thing as a boring topic‚Aijust boring speakers‚AiELEMENTS shows how to look, sound, and act like someone worth listening to.Reviews‚AuThe go-to guide for anyone about to stand up and say something. . . A practical guide to thumb through before every speech, whether it's your first or 500th.‚Au ‚AiUSA Today

Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie (the author of How to Win Friends & Influence People) & Pleasing Personality by Napoleon Hill (the author of Think and Grow Rich)

Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie

Dale Carnegie, author of the legendary How to Win Friends and Influence People, began his career as the premier "life coach" of the twentieth century by teaching the art of public speaking. Public speaking, as Carnegie saw it, is a vital skill that can be attained through basic and repeated steps. This is an intensive and thoroughly tested course to help the business and professional man in his speaking, both public and in private. The course has aided thousands of business and professional men to become creditable speakers, many of whom were formerly unable to say half a dozen sentences effectively when facing an audience. This course has developed men. It has increased their faith and vision, and shown them how to use their latent forces to the fullest possible extent. It has made leaders out of many who were previously only mute followers.

&

Pleasing Personality by Napoleon Hill

- The secret to using your personality to attract the right people into your life.

- The two most important aspects of your personality.

- Why human nature always wants what is always difficult to get.

- Why you should always make sure that your words fit the frame of mind of the listener.

- The amazing value of 'you'...and the fatality of 'I'.

- The seven major factors to developing an attractive personality.

- Your most important step in building your character.

- The two staggering benefits to self-suggestion.

- The single thing that you need to express your true personality.

- Why you can never hope to become a prominent leader...unless you have this one thing.

Sales calls. Weddings. Business conferences. Weekly meetings. We're all called on to speak in public. Often, professional success and advancement depend on it. Yet many people find the experience draining or terrifying, or remain unsatisfied with their own ability to engage and sway an audience. In "Present Like a ""Pro, " you'll learn how to:
- Solicit useful feedback.
- Deal with hecklers.
- Gracefully handle A/V malfunctions.
- Sell your point through audience participation.
- Evoke the power of your own life in your talk.
- And much more!
Kevin E. O'Connor and Cyndi Maxey have distilled the knowledge they've acquired from more than forty-five years combined of professional speaking into a concise, easy-to-use guide that will help anyone "Present Like a Pro"!

INNOVATIONS is a new five-level general English course for classes looking for new material with a fresh approach. Based on a language-rich, lexical/grammatical syllabus, it starts from the kinds of natural conversations that learners want to have. Online Teacher Training available!

In "PHOBIA," author Roy Kitchen presents a realistic and simple approach to overcoming the number one fear in the United States, the fear of public speaking. He uses anecdotes, quotations, and real life events to illustrate how using the keys he developed can lead to greater self-confidence, courage, and poise. His five keys reveal a step-by-step process and the principles for giving effective presentations. He states, "Learning to be a good speaker is an art that one must master through practice and experience." This book will benefit people of all ages, professions, cultures, and nationalities. If you are among the millions that experience the fear of public speaking this book is a must read.

A movement for adult education is sweeping over the nation today; and the most spectacular force in that movement in Dale Carnegie, a man who has listened to and criticized more talks by adults than has any other man in captivity. According to a recent cartoon by "Believe-It-Or-Not" Ripley, he has criticized 150,000 speeches. If that grand total does not impress you, remember that it means one talk for almost every day that has passed since Columbus discovered America. Or, to put it in other words, if all the men who have spoken before him had used only three minutes and had appeared before him in succession, it would have taken a solid year, listening day and night, to hear them all.

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This volume contains a selection of the papers presented at the Conference on Historical News Discourse (Chined) that was held in Florence (Italy) on 2-3 September 2004. The aim of the Conference was to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent research in the field of news discourse in early modern Britain. The first section of the volume focuses on news discourse in serial publications while the second part examines aspects of news language in non-serial works. Contributions include synchronic and diachronic analyses of reportage, polemic, propaganda, review journalism and advertisements in a wide range of texts including newsletters, pamphlets and newspapers. Each section is structured chronologically so that the reader can appreciate aspects of the general historical development of news discourse. The variety of topics and methodologies reflects some of the most interesting research being carried out in the field.

Finally, there's a way to make public speaking easy. "An Audience of Cowards: The Simple Secret to Public Speaking" explains the universal relationship between audiences and speakers and gets to the heart of what audiences really feel. Using that insight, it will teach you how to instantly win an audience's admiration and respect. You'll learn to overcome your fear and improve your speaking skills dramatically-and more quickly than you imagined possible. Public speaking is not rocket science. No matter how tough a time you may have had in the past, there's a simple secret to success. Here it is.

Is American English in decline? Are regional dialects dying out? Is there a difference between men and women in how they adapt to linguistic variations?
These questions, and more, about our language catapulted Robert MacNeil and William Cran--the authors (with Robert McCrum) of the language classic "The Story of English--across the country in search of the answers. "Do You Speak American? is the tale of their discoveries, which provocatively show how the standard for American English--if a standard exists--is changing quickly and dramatically.
On a journey that takes them from the Northeast, through Appalachia and the Deep South, and west to California, the authors observe everyday verbal interactions and in a host of interviews with native speakers glean the linguistic quirks and traditions characteristic of each area. While examining the histories and controversies surrounding both written and spoken American English, they address anxieties and assumptions that, when explored, are highly emotional, such as the growing influence of Spanish as a threat to American English and the special treatment of African-American vernacular English. And, challenging the purists who think grammatical standards are in serious deterioration and that media saturation of our culture is homogenizing our speech, they surprise us with unpredictable responses.
With insight and wit, MacNeil and Cran bring us a compelling book that is at once a celebration and a potent study of our singular language.

Each wave of immigration has brought new words to enrich the American language. Do you recognize the origin of

1. blunderbuss, sleigh, stoop, coleslaw, boss, waffle?
Or
2. dumb, ouch, shyster, check, kaput, scram, bummer?
Or
3. phooey, pastrami, glitch, kibbitz, schnozzle?
Or
4. broccoli, espresso, pizza, pasta, macaroni, radio?
Or
5. smithereens, lollapalooza, speakeasy, hooligan?
Or
6. vamoose, chaps, stampede, mustang, ranch, corral?

1. Dutch 2. German 3. Yiddish 4. Italian 5. Irish 6. Spanish

The room darkens and grows hushed, all eyes to the front as the screen comes to life. Eagerly the audience starts to thumb the pages of their handouts, following along breathlessly as the slides go by one after the other...
We're not sure what the expected outcome was when PowerPoint first emerged as the industry standard model of presentation, but reality has shown few positive results. Research reveals that there is much about this format that audiences positively dislike, and that the old school rules of classical rhetoric are still as effective as they ever were for maximizing impact. Renowned communications researcher, consultant, and speech coach Max Atkinson presents these findings and more in a groundbreaking and refreshing approach that highlights the secrets of successful communication, and shows how anyone can put these into practice and become an effective speaker or presenter.
Topics Include:
How to win and hold the attention of audiences;
Using visual aids and PowerPoint more effectively;
Getting your message across and winning applause;
Inspiring audiences;
How to prepare quickly;
Fact and fiction about body language and non-verbal communication.

"Read the Way You Talk" offers instruction for lectors. It presents guidelines for making oral reading meaningful and believable. Three lessons give detailed instructions in eighteen different areas including parallelism, repetition, and pronunciation. Special guidance is provided for using inflection and stressing words. With practice, readers who share the Word of God with others can read as naturally as they speak while they become comfortable with their audience, sure of what they are saying, and confident their message is important.

Part I, The Word of God in Human Speech," explains why the readings need to be spoken in conversational tone. Part 2, *Rules for Reading Like Talk, - is divided into lessons and contains rules, explanations of techniques, and examples. "Read the Way You Talk" is a useful resource for lectors, deacons, priests, and leaders who instruct lectors and seminarians.

"Jack Hartjes, PhD, is an elementary school teacher. He is a lector and an instructor of lectors at St. Paul's Parish in St. Cloud, Minnesota.""

This manual is crafted to give all speakers, from terrified novices to seasoned professionals, the tools necessary to improve their performance and thus present themselves more effectively before any audience. In six clear, concise, easily understood chapters, it shows: How to lose the fear of public speaking through gaining confidence and how to gain that confidence; how to research and write a good speech; how to hone it to excellence for presentation; how to exhibit one's best self through proper attire, careful approach to the lectern and the faultless use of visuals and other props; how to listen more critically and to more carefully evaluate the words of others, and how to employ other valuable tips that can sharpen speaking skills.

This is an indispensable guide to effective public speaking written by an expert author. Whether you wish to prepare for a conversation with the bank manager, a meeting with a handful of business colleagues or a speech to hundreds of delegates at a conference, Speak for Yourself offers practical advice, tips and techniques to build your confidence. Based on Cristina Stuart's highly regarded teaching seminars. Cristina Stuart shows how even the most nervous can become successful public speakers, simply by mastering the basic steps. Discover the importance of preparation and planning, understanding your audience and the vital components of voice, appearance and body language. Informatively written and clearly presented, Speak for Yourself will enable you to acquire the confidence and enthusiasm to get your message across. The advice is relevant whether you are addressing a small meeting or giving a speech at a major conference.

This book contains eight studies on Functional Discourse Grammar (FDG), with work by FDG's foremost proponents, who provide both an introduction to the theory and a glimpse of current research projects. FDG derives its name from taking the discourse act as the basic unit of linguistic analysis. Each such unit receives four paralle analyses displaying its interpersonal, representational, morphosyntactic and phonological characteristics respectively. What is striking about the emergence of FDG is that it enters into lively debate with various other contemporary frameworks that share its functionalist orientation. This facet of FDG is highlighted in this book, every chapter of which brings out the interconnectedness of current theoretical trends.

Gatewatching: Collaborative Online News Production is the first comprehensive study of the latest wave of online news publications. The book investigates the collaborative publishing models of key news Websites, ranging from the worldwide Indymedia network to the massively successful technology news site Slashdot, and further to the multitude of Weblogs that have emerged in recent years. Building on collaborative approaches borrowed from the open source software development community, this book illustrates how gatewatching provides an alternative to gatekeeping and other traditional journalistic models of reporting, and has enabled millions of users around the world to participate in the online news publishing process.

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