Basic Public Speaking, 2nd Edition - The Teachers and Students Roadmap to Confident Communications!

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 Language Arts, Gifted Education, Debate and Public Speaking, Communication, Business/Career, and ESL class - Home Schooling - and even for Professional Training!

Thanks to your support, in just its first few years Basic Public Speaking, 2^nd Edition has become a top-selling title as the first choice for teachers and students around the world. You have also helped make this website one of the busiest educational stops anywhere on the Internet (we average over 9,000 visits per month).

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Perfect your capability as a public speaker!

In his new easy-to-read resource, trained counselor and experienced educator Douglas A. Parker demonstrates a sensible, skills-based, humorous, and psychologically savvy approach to the strategies that every educator needs to develop as a public speaker. Parker also illustrates how to gain confidence and make nervousness work for you during a speech.

Ideally suited for:

Use in and out of the classroom
Professional settings and community meetings
Improving educators' confidence
Creating and evaluating written speeches

Confident Communication provides the building blocks needed for public speaking while eliminating the fear factor. Now educators can perfect their oratorical capabilities as well as enjoy the security, confidence, and support needed to create and deliver dynamic speeches.