Basic Public Speaking, 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Douglas A. Parker (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0738856193 | ISBN-13: 978-0738856193 | Publication Date: April 6, 2001 | Edition: 2

The Speech Student's Best Resource - Everything You Need to Know about Becoming an Effective Speaker!

Basic Public Speaking is an informative, succinct, and humorous step-by-step guide for everyone who wants to learn how to become a confident speaker - perfect for the middle and high school student!

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About the Author

As a trained child counselor and veteran Speech and English teacher, Douglas Parker successfully coached his Debate and Speech teams winning numerous local, state, national, and four international titles representing America at the English Speaking Union's Final Competitions in London, England where Mr. Parker coached the American Team twice. In Basic Public Speaking, 2nd Edition - The Roadmap to Confident Communications!, Mr. Parker shares his experiences and classroom gifts with everyone who wants to discover Public Speaking from the thinking and feeling learner's point of view, earning his title the coveted status of "Recommended for all readers" by the New York State Library Association. Diana Stanley, President of Assist Systems for Education, notes, "This book works as brilliantly in the classroom as a primary textbook as it does in the business community as a professional development tool. I highly recommend it!"

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Xlibris Corporation; 2 edition (April 6, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738856193
• ISBN-13: 978-0738856193
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,532,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laced with humor, tips, tricks and techniques, August 15, 2001

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This review is from: Basic Public Speaking, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

Now in an updated and expanded second edition, Douglas Parker's Basic Public Speaking continues to offer the reader with an informative, accessible, succinct, and practical "how to" manual for acquiring skills, expertise and confidence in addressing the public from small informal groups to large, auditorium filled, formal gatherings. The informative and "user friendly" text is laced with humor, tips, tricks and techniques that will improve and strengthen any public speaking performance no matter how inexperienced the reader. Indeed, their is much of value within the pages of Basic Public Speaking for even the more experienced public speaker -- especially when moving on to new and unfamiliar venues for public speaking including media events and the technologies of teleconferencing.