El presente libro en honor al Profesor Rolf Eberenz reune veintiun articulos sobre una de las tematicas que el homenajeado ha explorado por caminos poco transitados: la oralidad en los textos antiguos. Siguiendo la senda abierta por sus Conversaciones estrechamente vigiladas. Interaccion coloquial y espanol oral en las actas inquisitoriales de los siglos XV a XVII (Lausana/Zaragoza, 2003), el presente volumen no solo diversifica los generos de las fuentes escritas no literarias, sino que ademas...
On-camera insecurities and fears are common for many professionals and can keep them from growing their confidence and their business through the power of the media. Lights, Camera, Action gives practical advice and techniques to help achieve on-camera and communication skills to be a leader in today's virtual world. After completing Lights, Camera, Action, readers will know how to deliver a concise message and be confident and ready for the various media platforms including Network TV interv...
The Phoenician Women (The Greek Tragedy in New Translations) (Classical Texts)
by Euripides
Peter Burian and Brian Swann re-create Euripides' The Phoenician Women, a controversial play about the fateful history of the house of Laios following the tragic fall of Oedipus, King of Thebes. Adding to the impressive Greek Tragedy in New Translations series, this translation displays the cohesion and rigid organization of this complex and much debated play. Through use of dramatic, fast-paced poetry, this version captures the original spirit of Euripides' focus on classic repercussions of fa...
Speaking Effective English!
by Bettye Pierce Zoller, Hugh Lampman, and John Arthur Watkins
Speaking effective English! is the definitive "listen & learn" speech program! In this breakthrough audio program, three of America's top voice coaches give you the tools you need to speak clearly, powerfully, and effectively -- and get what you want through the power of speech! With this audiobook, you will learn: How to make a knockout first impression How to minimize accents and dialects How to overcome "stage fright" Powerful public speaking strategies Job interview strategies...
Memorias de Litteratura Portugueza, 1856, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint)
by Academia Real Das Sciencias De Lisboa
Die Beitrage des vorliegenden Bandes zu einer 2013 am Herder-Institut der Universitat Leipzig veranstalteten Tagung dokumentieren Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in der linguistischen und kulturwissenschaftlichen Forschung an der Schnittstelle von Sprache und Kultur. Ein besonderes Augenmerk liegt hierbei auf dem Fach Deutsch als Fremd- und Zweitsprache. Dieses ist von seiner Aufgabenstellung her in besonderer Weise pradestiniert, das Verhaltnis von Sprache und Kultur zu reflektieren und mit Bl...
Debuting in its first edition, Advanced Public Speaking: A Leader's Guide is a comprehensive textbook designed to teach, model, and serve as a speech-making reference for upper level undergraduate students. This advanced, student-engagement focused, and flexible text offers students opportunities to increase their speaking abilities across a variety of more specific and complex contexts.
As interest in the art of storytelling continues to grow, many books have appeared on the subject but none have matched the scope and charm of The Way of the Storyteller. First published in 1942, this classic work is unique in its blend of literary history, criticism, analysis, personal anecdote, and how-to instructions. Sawyer examines storytelling as a folk art and a still-living art, tracing its evolution from the earliest narrative impulses that developed as stories were written down. With s...
This appealing compendium includes classic toast, from the sentimental to the bawdy and tongue-in-cheek.
Find your voice and use it to lead us to a better future, with this game-changing blueprint for redefining what power and authority sound like—from a Hollywood communication expert. When we’re told “You should speak up!” during a meeting, a group project, or even a conversation among friends, the issue is not just about willpower. For those who find it hard to speak up—including women, people of color, immigrants, and queer folks—it’s about the messages they’ve internalized since birth: that be...
This book is intended for undergraduate students in introductory courses in argumentation and debate. The aim is to present the essential principles and methods of argumentation as simply and clearly as possible. The writing style is engaging to students and provides numerous examples that are clear and interesting.
