Tips for better public speaking / Louise Spilsbury

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Why speak well? -- Getting started -- Planning what to say -- Know your audience -- Writing a speech -- Tips and techniques -- Body language -- Preparing to speak -- Speaking clearly -- Practice makes perfect -- Warming up -- Being a good listener -- Enjoy public speaking -- Glossary

Tips for Better Public Speaking teaches readers essential skills to help them achieve their academic goals. It also gives advice on using these skills in everyday life to help readers gain valuable life skills and gain confidence in extra-curricular activities. Public speaking involves talking to a group of people that you know or a crowd of strangers. Though many find it daunting at first, this book gives you tips and advice for gaining confidence in this area. If you speak well in public, people will listen to what you have to say. From the initial stages of planning what you are going to say and thinking about your audience, to looking at body language and preparaing your voice, this title covers all aspects of public speaking in manageable chapters. The Student's Toolbox teaches valuable life skills that readers will benefit from both in their school career and future life. The Student's Toolbox equips young people with the tools needed to further their studies and help them develop vital life skills, from planning their timetables through to understanding how to deliver great speeches and presentations. From writing and researching through to planning and speaking, discover how to improve the skills you need to be a grade A student. Other titles in the Student's Toolbox series include: Tips for Better Researching, Tips for Better Writing, Tips for Better Public Speaking, and Tips for Better Planning.

Tips for Better Public Speaking teaches readers essential skills to help them achieve their academic goals. It also gives advice on using these skills in everyday life to help readers gain valuable life skills and gain confidence in extra-curricular activities. Public speaking involves talking to a group of people that you know or a crowd of strangers. Though many find it daunting at first, this book gives you tips and advice for gaining confidence in this area. If you speak well in public, people will listen to what you have to say. From the initial stages of planning what you are going to say and thinking about your audience, to looking at body language and preparaing your voice, this title covers all aspects of public speaking in manageable chapters. The Student's Toolbox teaches valuable life skills that readers will benefit from both in their school career and future life. The Student's Toolbox equips young people with the tools needed to further their studies and help them develop vital life skills, from planning their timetables through to understanding how to deliver great speeches and presentations. From writing and researching through to planning and speaking, discover how to improve the skills you need to be a grade A student. Other titles in the Student's Toolbox series include: Tips for Better Researching, Tips for Better Writing, Tips for Better Public Speaking, and Tips for Better Planning.