Written by a professional speaker who has taught thousands of college students, corporate personnel, and military officers, this succinct book presents practical information on public speaking in an interesting, engaging, and practical way. It gets right to the business of teaching people how to speak effectively, a trait that is most admired by others. Using practical examples from classroom, business, and social settings, this book explains how to use humor, clarification, proof, and visual supporting materials to speak effectively and ensure successful delivery. For corporate trainers and personnel who need to learn the key concepts of delivering an effectively public speech.

Speaking Effectively: Achieving Excellence in Presentations

Reference

Kline, John A.

Words, Language & Grammar

PRENTICE/HALL

Although the fear of public speaking is quite common, studies show that one of the most admired qualities in others is their ability to speak in front of a group. This book is directed toward helping you be the kind of speaker others admire-the kind who gets the job done in every speaking situation. Topics covered take you step-by-step through all phases of preparing and delivering an effective speech.

Essentials Effective Public Speaking

Business & Money

Research

Association, Education

Research & Education Association

Staff of Research Education Association

Job Hunting & Careers

Research & Education Assn

Everyone can be a better listener. Using the concepts of what we think, feel, and do about listening, Dr. Kline promotes the need for honing this often neglected communication skill. He presents logical, practical methods that will help you to become a better listener in your personal and professional life in everyday and critical situations.Listening is the neglected communication skill. While all of us have had instruction in reading, writing, and speaking, few have had any formal instruction in listening. This void in our education is especially interesting in light of research showing that most of us spend seven of every 10 minutes we are awake in some form of communication activity. Of these seven minutes (or 70 percent of the time we are awake), 10 percent is spent writing, 15 percent reading, 30 percent talking, and 45 percent listening.

Listening Effectively

Education & Teaching

AIR UNIVERSITY PRESS

Schools & Teaching

Independently published

Dr Kline's book, Speaking Effectively, is an essential resource for anyone faced with any kind of speaking situation. It contains hints, anecdotal examples, and the accumulated wisdom of decades of speaking experience. John is highly regarded in government, religious, and corporate circles and widely in demand because he is a great speaker and because he can help anyone communicate more effectively. He brings that expertise forward in a way that both teaches and entertains. First published in 1989 and currently in its fourth printing, Speaking Effectively teaches speakers throughout the Air Force and in other federal agencies the art of captivating an audience. From preparation of your talk through delivery, this straightforward book takes you step-by-step through the stages of effectively developing and presenting briefings, lectures, and speeches. This book includes such essential principles of effective delivery as speaking clearly, at the fight pace for your audience and subject, and loud enough for all to hear, but not too loud. Yet it also covers less obvious, but equally essential, principles such as a speaker's nonverbal signals, which can make or break a presentation. I strongly recommend Dr Kline's book whether you are a novice or an experienced speaker. It will help the novice begin developing time-proven speaking techniques, and it will help more experienced speakers continue perfecting the skills needed to grab and hold an audience. Jay W. Kelley Lieutenant General, USAF Commander, Air University

Speaking Effectively: A Guide for Air Force Speakers

University Press of the Pacific

Dr. Kline’s book, “Speaking Effectively,” is an essential resource for anyone faces with any kind of speaking situation. It contains hints, anecdotal examples, and the accumulated wisdom of decades of speaking experience. Dr. Kline is highly regarded in government, religious, and corporate circles and widely in demand because he is a great speaker and because he can help anyone communicate more effectively. He brings that expertise forward in a way that both teaches and entertains. First published in 1989 and currently in its fourth printing, “Speaking Effectively” teaches speakers throughout the Air Force and in other federal agencies the art of captivating an audience. From preparation of your talk through delivery, this straightforward book takes you step-by-step through the stages of effectively developing and presenting briefings, lectures, and speeches. This book includes such essential principles of effective delivery as speaking clearly, at the fight pace for your audience and subject, and loud enough for all to hear, but not too loud. Yet, it also covers less obvious, but equally essential, principles such as a speaker’s nonverbal signs, which can make or break a presentation. The content is organized chronologically according to the steps a speaker would normally flow: preparing, organizing, choosing appropriate support material, deciding how to begin and end, and finally, presenting the actual talk. Although these basic steps apply to any kind of speaking, some important variations exist to accommodate different types of Air Force speaking. Therefore, the book consistently makes distinctions among the three types of Air Force speaking: briefing, teaching lecture, and formal speech. “Speaking Effectively” is written for the officers, enlisted personnel, and civilians who must speak in the course of performing their day-to-day Air Force business. However, the principles and techniques do not apply only to Air Force speaking. They work in all situations.

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Listening Effectively take a "how to" approach to the listening process. Everyone can be a better listener. This books provides information to help in a logical and practical way. The first chapter presents the need for better listening. The second chapter focuses on things we think are true about listening, but are not; that is, common fallacies about listening. The third chapter discusses the listening process, from receiving sounds waves to taking action on remembered instructions. The fourth chapter discusses the five types of listening--informative, relationship, appreciative, critical, and discriminative. The last chapter presents guidelines for effective listening.

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Personal Transformation

Air University Press

Speaking effectively: A guide for Air Force speakers

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