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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Atkinson, J. Maxwell (John Maxwell). Lend me your ears. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005 (DLC) 2005012876 (OCoLC)60311869 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
J Maxwell Atkinson |
ISBN: | 9780198041207 0198041209 9781621984740 1621984745 1280846216 9781280846212 9781429438094 1429438096 9786610846214 6610846219 |
OCLC Number: | 80145420 |
Language Note: | English. |
Notes: | Originally published: London : Vermilion, 2004. |
Reproduction Notes: | Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
Description: | 1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrations |
Details: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
Contents: | Introduction: audiences are always right -- Part I: The language of public speaking. The battle for audience attention: keeping listeners awake and engaged ; Speaking in private and speaking in public: conversation and public speaking ; The sight and sound of words: differences between writing and speaking ; Part I exercises -- Part II: Visual aids and verbal crutches. Reading from slides and talking with chalk: visuals ancient and modern ; Showing what you mean: visuals for viewers ; Part II exercises -- Part III: Winning with words. The persuasive power of words: the use of rhetorical techniques ; Painting pictures with words: the use of imagery and anecdotes ; Part III exercises -- Part IV: Putting principles into practice. Translating messages to increase impact: political speeches and business presentations ; Putting it all together: structure and preparation ; Unaccustomed as you may be: making social and duty speeches ; Part IV exercises -- Part V: Body language and speech ; Physical facts and fiction: body language, movement and tension ; The power of speech: restoring confidence in the spoken word. |
Responsibility: | Max Atkinson. |
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