Well Spoken: Teaching Speaking to All Students

Palmer, an educational consultant, workshop leader, and former English teacher and business manager, explains how to teach speaking skills to students in grades four through 12 or those in after-school clubs like DECA and Future Business Leaders of America. He addresses the elements of creating a speech, such as audience, content, organization, visual aids, and appearance; performance aspects like poise, voice, passion, eye contact, gestures, and speed; evaluating speeches; and activities across the curriculum. No index is supplied. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)