Overview
- Focuses on the reality of English as an ever-developing, global medium of communication
- Deals directly with language resources and caters specifically to non-native speakers
- Highlights the new needs of public speaking practitioners, using examples of contemporary speech formats such as three-minute-thesis presentations and TED talks
- Follows in the tradition of applied linguistics, offering a balance between theory and practice
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Table of contents (23 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Speaking in English: Getting Started
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Staging an Interaction with Your Audience
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Structuring Your Speech for Listenability
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About this book
This book provides a research-led guide to public speaking in English, using the foundations of applied linguistics research to analyse elements of spoken presentation, including content, form, persona and audience interaction. The author also introduces and analyses case studies of what she calls 'the New Oratory', examining such modern speaking formats as the three-minute-thesis presentation, the investor pitch and TED talks, making this book a cutting-edge exploration of how public speaking is conducted in an increasingly digitalised world. It provides essential advice for non-native English speakers and speakers of English as a Second Language (ESL) whose work or study requires them to present in English, but will also be of interest to students and scholars of applied linguistics and business communication.
Reviews
“This book fills a genuine gap in the material available for students of English. It is a highly practical manual with a strong theoretical foundation. It will be of great use to those whose courses or future careers involve the ability to address a public in English. … it could well be read with profit by English-speaking students who are anxious at the thought of having to speak in public.” (David Banks, Fachsprache, June, 2020)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Fiona Rossette-Crake is Professor in the Department of Applied Languages at Université Paris Nanterre, France. Her research focuses on public speaking, particularly new forms that have developed over the past two decades.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Public Speaking and the New Oratory
Book Subtitle: A Guide for Non-native Speakers
Authors: Fiona Rossette-Crake
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22086-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22085-3Published: 15 August 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-22088-4Published: 16 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-22086-0Published: 06 August 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 285
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations
Topics: Discourse Analysis, Intercultural Communication, English, Language Education, Groupwork and Presentation