Public Speaking as Performance : Practicing Public Speaking in the Theatre & Performance Classroom / Mechele Leon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leon, Mechele, 1958- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arts--Philosophy.

Arts.

Arts--Textbooks.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : University of Kansas Libraries, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Public Speaking as Performance

I. Prologue

1. Thinking about Public Speaking

2. Actor Tools for Public Speakers

III. Context

3. Speaking Occassion

4. Audience Analysis

5. Ways of Delivering Speeches

6. From Page to Stage

III. Speechwriting

7. Writing for Listeners

8. Purpose and Thesis

9. Structure and Organization

10. Introductions and Conclusions

11. Ethics in Public Speaking

12. Language in Speechwriting

13. Presentation Aids

IV. Purposes

14. Informative Speeches

15. Persuasive Speeches

16. Special Ocassion Speeches

Bibliography.

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