Speaking/Pronunciation Skills

Great presenters aren’t born that way. They become great by focusing on their message, the needs of the audience, patterns of organization and the ...

For those looking to become a highly-paid speaker who makes a difference, Expert Speaker reveals how to take the stage by being an expert, not the ...

Her Ladyship's guide to speaking and writing better English. Wherever you are, whatever the company, good English will always stand you in good ste...

Through an exclusive focus on public policy advocacy, Dalton and Butler offer practical guidance for determining the fundamental issues that make u...

Accomplished public speakers know that just a few enduring principles govern the key to success. James O’Rourke, a distinguished professor of manag...

Teach yourself Japanese in just 12 weeks with this fun-filled language course. DK's 15 Minute Language is the perfect course for busy people who wa...

International language tests increasingly use group oral formats in both high- and low-stakes contexts. But how do test-takers with different chara...

Speech Acts and Politeness are among the main areas of interest in pragmatics. These communicative phenomena can be considered universal and at the...

Academic texts present subject-specific ideas within a subject-independent framework. This book accounts for the presence of academic words in acad...

This book is a passionate engagement with Gilles Deleuze and collaborative writing, in which four writers explore together the insights that Deleuz...

This book analyses one of the many levels of complexity not readily apparent to the reader of Zola’s fiction: the question of the author’s family s...

Now in its 11th edition, Speaking with a Purpose is designed to help speakers develop the skills they need to prepare and deliver effective speeche...

How we communicate with each other matters greatly. Our identity, our friendships and marriages, our families, and our culture are the product of h...

How we communicate with each other matters greatly. Our identity, our friendships and marriages, our families, and our culture are the product of h...

Grant seeking – the first step in knowledge production – has been an indispensable part of academic life, yet a challenging task for neophyte as we...