How to Give a Speech (Speak Out, Write on) [Paperback]

Margaret Ryan (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 8 Up--With its conversational text full of examples and reassurance, this book is both entertaining and encouraging. Ten chapters cover all of the aspects of speech making from choosing a topic to delivery. Quotations introduce each section, e.g., ``Diamonds are only chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs,'' opens the discussion on ``Practicing Your Delivery.'' The index is detailed. Black-and-white photographs show people, some famous and some not, making formal and informal speeches. This revision of the 1987 edition includes some new text and photographs, such as one of Hillary Clinton. However, the basic information remains the same; libraries that own the first edition will not need this one.

Kate Hegarty Bouman, Susquehanna Valley Junior High School, Conklin, NY

Copyright 1995 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Franklin Watts; Revised edition (October 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531158047
• ISBN-13: 978-0531158043
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,324,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars How to Give SOME Speeches, July 19, 2000

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This review is from: How to Give a Speech (Speak Out, Write on) (Paperback)

I bought this book thinking that it could help me put humor into my speeches. Humor is mentioned a few times in the book. This book is mainly for school projects. You know, if you have to give a speech at school. Not student council speeches, but academic speeches. If you want a book on how to do speech reports, than this book is for you. But if you are in a situation like me, don't buy it.