Between One and Many or Financing Urban Shelter

Between One and Many: The Art and Science of Public Speaking with Free Speech Coach Student CD-ROM

Author: Steven R Brydon

While maintaining its reputation for balancing the practice of public speaking with its classical and contemporary foundations, the 4th edition of Between One and Many provides students with the tools necessary to reach their audiences at school, in the workplace, and in the community. In this edition the authors use more accessible language, less jargon, and clear links between skills derived from theory and research and the actual practice of those skills. Based on the idea that the transaction between speakers and audiences determines the meaning of the message, Between One and Many demonstrates that public speaking is a refined and extended version of the conversational skills students put to use daily.

Table of Contents:

PART I. FOUNDATIONS1. Practical Speaking Personal Reasons for Developing Speaking Skills Professional Reasons for Developing Speaking Skills Public Reasons for Developing Speaking Skills The Public Speaking Transaction Box 1.1 Considering Diversity: A Passion for Speaking: Jonathan Studebaker Box 1.2 Self-Assessment: How Much Experience Do You Have Speaking? 2. Your First Speech First Things First Preparing Your Speech Organizing Your Speech Presenting Your Speech Box 2.1 Speaking Of: Brainstorming for Topics Box 2.2 In Their Own Words: Sample Speech Outline: Go Sun Smart by Shelly Lee Box 2.3 Profile: The Dole Stroll by Nichola D. Gutgold 3. Managing Speech Anxiety Physiological Arousal and Speech Anxiety The Psychology of Arousal and Performance Roots: Why some are more anxious than others Stage One: Managing Anxiety Before You Speak Stage Two: Managing Anxiety During Your Speech Box 3.1 Self-Assessment: How Anxious Are You About Public Speaking? (and more...)

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Financing Urban Shelter: Global Report on Human Settlements 2005

Author: United Nations Human Settlements Program

Rapid urbanization and increasing poverty are among the greatest challenges facing humankind in the new millennium. The world's urban population is projected to increase from 48 percent of the total world population in 2001 to 60 percent in 2030.

This global report will assess existing urban and housing finance conditions and trends, including the underlying national and global factors, in all regions of the world. It will also assess policy responses, identifying the lessons learned from both successful and unsuccessful experiences. Finally, the report will identify possible policy directions for the future.