Tents yates Bra CCU LR Ce gon Wit alin = an Portland, Oregon David Harrington bs Charles LeBeau EXON BRN)SPEAKING OF SPEECH °°... Basic Presentation Skills for Beginners [ Student Book David Harrington & Charles LeBeau MACMILLANAbout this Book Welcome to the new edition of Speaking of Speech! The first edition was a bestseller for more than a dozen years. We have kept what you liked and improved the rest. Organization of the New Edition The popular, step-by-step approach of the first edition remains basically the same. The new edition still divides the complex, communicative activity of speech into The Three Messages. We still start with the simpler, less abstract, less language-dependent skills of the Physical Message (posture, eye contact, gestures, and voice inflection), thereby allowing the students to make quick, visible progress and gain confidence. However, in response to your feedback, the new edition reverses the order of the Story Message and the Visual Message, giving visuals greater emphasis. After all, we say “show and tell,” not “tell and show.” Regarding the structure of cach unit, we still divide each unit into four sections that systematically explain what the target skill is, why it is important, how to use the target skill, and give activities to practice the target skill. In the new edition, the what and why sections are simplified so that more time can now be spent in class on the interactive how and practice sections. New: The Speaking of Speech DVD Over the years, teachers have asked again and again if we knew of any sample speeches for students to watch and emulate. We couldn’t find any examples that were suited to the level, needs, and interests of our students, so we decided to make our own Speaking of Speech DVD. The eight sample speeches on the DVD correspond with the Performance sections in the student text. Each episode is short and sweet with an average running time of about three minutes, and was filmed in front of an audience of eager listeners. The sample speech itself is bracketed at the beginning and the end with commentary by the Emcee, played by the talented Jimmy Wolk. At the start, he sets the stage for each speech and, at the end, he focuses our BRET Sceoking of Speech New Edition