UID:
almahu_9949712376002882
Format:
1 online resource (138 pages)
Content:
Public Speaking as Performance: Practicing Public Speaking in the Theatre & Performance Classroom is an innovative public speaking textbook written by theatre educators. It combines the essential elements of speechwriting with the tried and true skills that actors learn to communicate a story to an audience. In chapters such as "Actor Tools for Public Speakers" and "From Page to Stage," the textbook provides students with a creative and accessible approach to delivering speeches. Drawing on the tradition of teaching public speaking in theatre and drama departments--a practice that is still maintained in some institutions--this textbook emphasizes the performative nature of communication. Educators teaching public speaking in theatre and performance departments will find this a textbook particularly suited to the interests of their students.
Note:
Public Speaking as Performance -- I. Prologue -- 1. Thinking about Public Speaking -- 2. Actor Tools for Public Speakers -- III. Context -- 3. Speaking Occassion -- 4. Audience Analysis -- 5. Ways of Delivering Speeches -- 6. From Page to Stage -- III. Speechwriting -- 7. Writing for Listeners -- 8. Purpose and Thesis -- 9. Structure and Organization -- 10. Introductions and Conclusions -- 11. Ethics in Public Speaking -- 12. Language in Speechwriting -- 13. Presentation Aids -- IV. Purposes -- 14. Informative Speeches -- 15. Persuasive Speeches -- 16. Special Ocassion Speeches -- Bibliography.
Language:
English
