Personal Skills in Public Speech

• Main Author: THOMAS, STAFFORD H. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Prentice-Hall 1985
• Subjects: Public speaking
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 This book presents a body of useful information and advice about public-speak ing skills. Although the primary audience for this book is college and univer sity students, men and women in the professions and the business world may find it useful as well. College students are at most a few years from entry into the competitive, vigorous, and challenging world of commerce and labor. Some of them will, within a few months, enter that marketplace and be called upon to present a perplexing variety of technical presentations, status reports, sales pitches, policy announcements, training seminars, and the like. The number and variety of occasions to present more or less formal talks before discerning audiences often surprises students as they undertake careers. Some students have already launched their vocations and may have discovered the value of public-speaking skills in the marketplace. As increasing numbers of workers and retired people come back to school, numerous courses and workshops in public-speaking skills are being offered. The author recognizes the needs and interests of these students as well as those of the typical undergraduates.