Speaking Out

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Learning to feel comfortable with public speaking has a tremendously positive impact on students' school and future career success. In this second edition of his introductory text Michael Gallagher emphasizes speaking both as a life skill and as a preliminary exploration of competitive Speech and Debate events.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This comprehensive student-friendly guide to public speaking and debate is now written specifically for the student with additional notes for the teacher moved to a separate Teacher's Guide. More clearly organized this popular classroom textbook has a new section that addresses speaking across differences in our complicated world. This insightful chapter addresses both individual differences and communities in conflict offering specific strategies to find common ground. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The other five sections of the book-Getting Started The Basics Competitive Public Speaking Events Debate and Activities to Hone Your Skills-are comprised of 30 chapters that introduce students to all aspects of public speaking and debate and include exercises and activities to make learning more effective:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Ice breakers to get students speaking in front of a class</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Fundamentals such as nonverbal communication listening skills and group dynamics </span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Interpretative events original oratory informative speaking and extemporaneous speaking</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Congressional debate cross-examination and Lincoln-Douglas debates</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Varied activities ranging from choral reading and readers theatre to classroom trials negotiation games and protest poetry</span></li></ul></li></ul>