A wonderful collection of ideas to help students overcome their fear of public speaking and flourish in front of an audience. Teachers will find a wealth of classroom-tested games, including step-by-step suggestions for writing a captivating speech, tips for selecting a great story to tell and learning to tell it well, ready-to-copy sheets for teacher assessment, and simple prompts for teacher reflection. The first section of the book focuses on oral communication with specific suggestions for imagining, remembering, developing rapport with the audience, and using body language. The second section deals with performance, especially developing content, coaching student performers, and evaluating oral communication.

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