
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...

Part 1: Speaking in English: Getting Started.Chapter 1: Fostering an Anglo-Saxon Ethos.Chapter 2: Genre and generic competence.Chapter 3: A discourse-analysis approach to public speaking genres.Chapter 4: Public speaking versus conversation.Chapter 5: Elaborate orality: speaking...