Introduction: Public Speaking - or Death? -- Pt. A. Focus Areas in Oral Communication -- 1. Imagining -- 2. Listening Actively -- 3. Remembering -- 4. Developing Rapport with an Audience -- 5. Using Body Language -- 6. Exploring Voice -- 7. Showing Composure -- 8. Improvising -- 9. Interpreting -- 10. Critiquing -- Pt. B. Performance Matters -- 11. Evaluating Oral Language Performance -- 12. Developing Content for Performance -- 13. An End...and a Beginning -- App. Stories for Students to Tell.