Preparing the message -- Relating to the audience -- Delivering the message -- Tools of the trade: delivery resources -- Public speaking situations -- Woman as public persona.
Summary
[The authors] wrote this handbook for three reasons. First, [they] wish to share prescriptions for helping women become effective public speakers ... The second reason for writing this handbook was to help women overcome the fear of public speaking ... The third reason ... was to extend ... readers' skills beyond the purely technical aspects of public speaking to develop a public persona ... Any woman who participates in community life ... can benefit from this handbook ... No matter what your level of experience is in regard to public speaking, this handbook can help you fine tune the skills you already have, or develop new skills that are necessary for your success.-Introd.