Speak Up: A Practical Guide in the Elements of Effective Speaking
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-Publilius Syrus
Reasons for Speech Training
Virtually everyone has far more potential ability than they ever use. In fact, most people have much more capacity for successful achievement than they even recognize. Once they realize the unused talent and ability that is within them, the direction of their lives can change.
Are you a participator or a spectator in life? The ability to speak in public is a basic skill for those who are participators. It distinguishes the leaders from the followers.
We judge people by how they speak as speech is an indication of all that an individual is. You may not be aware of how you sound-but others are.
Equally important is your facility to express yourself physically. Before you say a word you reveal something about yourself by the way you stand, walk, sit, and the expression on your face.
Everyone wants to become all that he is capable of becoming. Success in life is becoming what you want to be. You can help others more by making the most of yourself.
Marshall McLuhan's famous assertion that 'the medium is the message' applies to speech more than other forms of communication.
How you say something is more important than what you say.
Your speech image can be your greatest asset-or your worst liability.
-Dionysius
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About the Book
It is a fact that nine out of ten people would rather die than give a speech. Why is there such a terrible fear of speaking in public? We give speeches every day of our lives. We give directions to total strangers on how to find Main Street; we constantly talk to our parents and friends about all sorts of things. But the moment we're asked to speak in front of an audience, we break out in a cold sweat, we freeze, we'd rather die. Why?
Speaking in public need not be a terrifying experience. Speak Up: A Practical Guide in the Elements of Effective Speaking, by Nancy N. Dill, shows us just how we can become effective public speakers. In easy-to-follow steps, Speak Up will teach us how to banish those podium blues -- from how to overcome stage fright, to how to select a topic we can be comfortable with, to how to write and deliver the speech, and even what to do with our hands once we're on stage.
In concise and elegant language, Ms. Dill offers helpful tips on how to make dull ideas sound brilliant, how to practice delivery, and how to use humor effectively. Here's a book that's a must for everyone who wishes to become a more dynamic, more effective communicator.