Book Title: Public Speaking as Performance
Subtitle: Practicing Public Speaking in the Theatre & Performance Classroom
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Book Description: Written by theatre educators, Public Speaking as Performance is designed to teach elements of public speaking by using the knowledge that actors bring to the work of performing before an audience.
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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.
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Public Speaking as Performance Copyright © 2023 by Mechele Leon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Communication studies
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Public Speaking as Performance Copyright © 2023 by Mechele Leon is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.
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Exploring Public Speaking: The Free Dalton State College Public Speaking Textbook by Barbara G. Tucker & Kristin M. Barton is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.