A compilation of readings on the art and practice of public speaking, Speaking Well: Practical Public Speaking for College Students teaches two-year technical and career college students how to choose quality information on given topics, formulate valid and presentable speeches, and deliver correct, understandable presentations. Speaking Well discusses speech anxiety, outlining, vocabulary and grammar issues, various types of speeches, and the important role of preparation. Students learn about topic selection, speech delivery, and presentation aids. The final chapters are devoted to readings on customer-service skills, ceremonial speeches for social gatherings, and public presentations on behalf of an organization. Care is taken to link the material to real-world speaking situations including introductions, job interviews, meeting presentations, and briefings. Based on the editor's fifteen years of college teaching experience, Speaking Well is filled with information and exercises directly related to the two-year technical college mission - enabling students to enter the workforce with the skills they need to succeed. This usable, accessible text is ideal for courses in communication and public speaking.

When you think about having to speaking in public, are you filled with fear, dread, anxiety? Do you suffer from shaking hands, pounding heart, sweaty palms, trembling voice, or a reddening face? What if you were offered the opportunity to learn how to deal with your nervousness? What if you could boost your confidence any time you have to give a professional or personal presentation to a group? People who lack composure, who talk too fast or too slow, who use non-words such as "um," "ah," "like," "you know," or any other filler words can severely damage their career potential and not reach the pinnacle of their professional pursuits. This book shows you how to become a polished, passionate, and persuasive speaker that captures the audience's attention and their imagination. Imagine what would happen if you possessed the key to uncover the best-kept secrets that speakers use to overcome the fear and anxiety of public speaking. Whether you dream of a career as a highly paid motivational speaker or you simply want to conduct a five-minute business presentation without making a fool of yourself, "From Afraid to Speak to Paid to Speak is for you. You'll explore the top ten techniques for reducing nervousness and increasing confidence, professional presence, and income potential - with everything from how to prepare for your presentation, to tips on the most effective ways to breathe, eat and dress. You'll learn to love your uniqueness, overcome obstacles, and strive for excellence, not perfection. Beginners will benefit from this book because the author, Lisa Ryan has "been there, done that." From a disastrous first speech at a Toastmaster's Club to taking the stage at an international convention, Ms. Ryan knows what it feels like to fail dramatically and then to experience significant success as a professional inspirational and business speaker. Experienced speakers discover time-tested techniques to "keep the butterflies flying in formation" and how to "never let them see you sweat" when conducting a presentation. A wide variety of business and speaking professionals contributed to this work, sharing the strategies that help them most when they need to conquer their jitters and quell their fears. When you speak confidently and clearly, doors open for you. Your boss will notice. Your colleagues will look forward to your programs. You will progress to higher levels of visibility within your company or your industry, and leap ahead of the pack. When you learn to speak from the heart versus speaking from the head, you differentiate yourself in a way that few others can master. In this book, you'll learn realize how YOU can immediately implement simple strategies that will boost your confidence and your career. You'll gain in-depth knowledge in: The secret of perfect practice -The three very best ways to develop your speaking skills The magic of scripting - How to train your Dragon and take advantage of "talking your talk" The art of breathing - Calming deep breathing exercises that work How leaders dress for speech success - The most effective way to dress your best and make your first impression powerful Audience appreciation - Why "Thank You" is not enough; the depth of your gratitude increases the breadth of your business How to master time management - How to make the most of the time you've got Short, straight to the point, and loaded with examples, you will quickly learn the skills that professional speakers use to overcome their anxiety before a speech. Nationally recognized speaker, author, consultant, co-star in an award-winning film, and long-time Toastmaster, Lisa Ryan gives you what you need to take your speaking to the next level. No matter where you're starting, you'll finish bigger and better than you were before. If public speaking is a problem for you, From Afraid to Speak to Paid to Speak: How Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety Boosts Your Confidence and Your Career is your solut

Originally published in 1935, this book was created to provide English students with a good understanding of Spanish pronunciation, particularly those students intending to teach Spanish. Illustrative figures and a short bibliography are included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Spanish, phonetics and the development of language teaching.

Are you tired of that perspiring, legs shaking, voice trembling, mind blanking feeling you get when you speak to a group of people? Would it surprise you that one in four people share this fear? "Walt Grassl's Stand Up & Speak Up" will teach you how to understand and then change your behavior so you, too, can stand up and speak up, and let the world know you exist.
Whether your fear is fueled by shyness, self-consciousness, perfectionism, a poor memory for speeches, improper breathing or any combination of these or other reasons, "Walt Grassl's Stand Up & Speak Up" will help you deal with the anxiety you feel when facing an audience.
In this easy, accessible guide, Walt Grassl shares his own story-it is a story of reinvention. By sharing his experiences and the rules he chose to adopt, he inspires you to act on your own fear and provides tips to make your journey easier.
The author collected "Walt's Rules"-words of wisdom that make it easy to understand the choices he made on his journey to overcome stage fright. These rules apply to conquering the fear of public speaking and they also apply to making other changes in your life. They include:
Just because you couldn't doesn't mean you can't.
Take small steps
Say "Yes" and figure it out later
Never turn down stage time
Use personal stories (People are interested in what you have to say )
Just show up ... Conferences, Speech Contests, et al.
Test yourself by taking on new challenges
Breathe
Have fun
You, too, can conquer your fear of public speaking with "Walt Grassl's Stand Up & Speak Up."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Walt Grassl is on a mission to help people overcome stage fright. At the age of 50, he chose to face his own fear of public speaking and joined Toastmasters(r), but that alone did not cure his "disease." Determined to conquer his fear, he attended speaking boot camps, competed in Toastmasters(r) speech contests, studied improv and standup comedy. He performed at the Hollywood Improv and the Flamingo in Las Vegas and has appeared in sketch comedy shows in Long Beach, CA. Recently retired from a career in aerospace, Walt is now the host of the internet radio show, "Stand Up and Speak Up.&q

These speeches will address themselves to the minds and hearts of those who read them, but not with the effect they had with those who heard them; Clemens himself would have said, not with half the effect. I have noted elsewhere how he always held that the actor doubled the value of the author's words; and he was a great actor as well as a great author. He was a most consummate actor, with this difference from other actors, that he was the first to know the thoughts and invent the fancies to which his voice and action gave the color of life. Representation is the art of other actors; his art was creative as well as representative; it was nothing at second hand. I never heard Clemens speak when I thought he quite failed; some burst or spurt redeemed him when he seemed flagging short of the goal, and, whoever else was in the running, he came in ahead. His near-failures were the error of a rare trust to the spontaneity in which other speakers confide, or are believed to confide, when they are on their feet. He knew that from the beginning of oratory the orator's spontaneity was for the silence and solitude of the closet where he mused his words to an imagined audience; that this was the use of orators from Demosthenes and Cicero up and down. He studied every word and syllable, and memorized them by a system of mnemonics peculiar to himself, consisting of an arbitrary arrangement of things on a table-knives, forks, salt-cellars; inkstands, pens, boxes, or whatever was at hand-which stood for points and clauses and climaxes, and were at once indelible diction and constant suggestion. He studied every tone and every gesture, and he forecast the result with the real audience from its result with that imagined audience. Therefore, it was beautiful to see him and to hear him; he rejoiced in the pleasure he gave and the blows of surprise which he dealt; and because he had his end in mind, he knew when to stop. I have been talking of his method and manner; the matter the reader has here before him; and it is good matter, glad, honest, kind, just. W. D. HOWELLS.