People like to be entertained, and the entertaining speaker offers listeners a pleasant diversion from their demanding and busy lives. This manual presents five projects- The Entertaining Speech, Resources for Entertainment, Make Them Laugh, A Dramatic Talk and Speaking After Dinner - that will help you develop your own skills.

Do you want to tell others about a new product, an important discovery, ways to enhance the quality of one's life? You'll learn how to effectively communicate your ideas after completing the following projects: The Speech to Inform, Resources for Informing, The Demonstration Talk, A Fact Finding Report and The Abstract Concept.

Whether we represent a large corporation or just ourselves, all of us participate in the business of public relations. Working on such projects such as "The Goodwill Speech, The Radio Talk Show, The Persuasive Approach, Dispel  the Hostility and The Crisis Management Speech will develop and boost your expertise in public relations.

Both your speaking abilities and leadership skills will be enhanced once you've staged The Seminar Solution, the Round Robin, Pilot a Panel, Make it Make Believe and The Workshop Leader.

Speakers must be able to speak in many situations and this manual will help. Types of speeches covered include impromptu speeches, sales presentations, introductions, inspirational speeches, and oral interpretations.

Speeches by Management

The lack of effective communication at management level is a major source of problems in business and organisations today. After completing The Briefing, The Technical Speech, Manage and Motivate, The Status Report and Confrontation, The Adversary Relationship, you'll be better equipped to encourage and influence others.

Talent, hard work and practice are the key attributes of the professional speaker, and the five projects in this manual- The Keynote Address, Speaking to Entertain, The Sales Training Speech, The Professional Seminar and The Motivational Speech- offer practice as well as insight into the competitive world of professional spoeaking.

The five highly challenging speech assignments contained in this manual are The Technical  Briefing, The Proposal, The Non-technical audience, Presenting a Technical Paper and The Team Technical Presentation. They comprise a demanding set of assignments that will provide practical speaking experience for those geared toward technical careers

The ability to influence and persuade others to accept your ideas, products or services is vital. The Effective Salesperson, Conquering the Cold Call, The Winning Proposal, Addressing the Opposition and The Persuasive Leader projects are all designed to help you develop excellent persuasive techniques and expand your presentation skills.

As the number of television networks continue to grow and diversify the the opportunities for communicating on television also increase. Be ready  for theses opportunities by mastering the following projects: Straight Talk, The Talk Show, When you're the Host, The Press Conference and Training on Television.

Everyone loves a story. The projects in this manual include The Folk Tale, Let's Get Personal, The Moral of the Story, The Touching Story and Bringing History to Life and are designed to help you develop your story telling skills.

Effective interpretive reading encourages your listeners to recreate, in their own minds, the characters and situations you present during your reading. Five projects - Read a Story, Interpreting Poetry, The Monodrama, The Play,  and The Oratorical Speech - will help you plan presentations that will engage the imaginations of your audience members.

Every day we interact with many different  people in a variety of situations. The following five projects, Conversing with Ease, The Successful Negotiator, Diffusing Verbal Criticism, The Coach and Asserting Yourself Effectively, will help you combine new listening and thinking skills with your already established speaking skills.

Someday, sometime - whether attending your club, a family event or a business meeting - you will be expected to make a special speech. This manual will help you prepare for those times when you will be Mastering the Toast, Speaking in Praise, joining in The Roast, Presenting an Award or Accepting an Award.

Most people enjoy listening to public speakers and seminar leaders who use humor in their presentations. the five projects in this manual - Warm Up Your Audience, Leave Them With A Smile, make Them Laugh, Keep Them Laughing and the Humorous Speech - offer practice in using humor in your speeches to attract and retain the audience's interest and make points more effectively.