Effective Speaking Communicating in Speech [Paperback]

Effective Speakingprovides the hard scientific information about audience psychology, text preparation, presentation methods, voice production, body language and persuasive advocacy which will help would-be speakers improve their performance. The emphasis throughout is on practical self-help, on methods which have been shown to work, with clear explanations of just why they are effective.Communicating in speech. The audience. Selecting, planning and arranging the material. Starting, carrying-on, and ending. Making notes. Coping with nerves: the credibility problem. Timing and bad timing. Intonation and variety. Non-verbal communication. Arranging the physical environment for a talk. Visual aids. Persuasive advocacy. Question time: leading a group discussion and answering questions. Conclusion. A specialist bibliography. Index.