Sarah R. Statz

Public Speaking Handbook for Librarians and Information Professionals

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Now more than ever, librarians need good communication skills. They are no longer unseen collectors, classifiers, and cultural guardians. Information professionals are doing more public speaking at conferences, in meetings, classes, book talks and countless other situations, but many of them dislike, even fear, the thought of getting up in front of a group of people and giving a presentation. Librarians and other information professionals can find in this work help in overcoming their hesitation. Part one offers basic principles for better speech preparation and delivery, discussing such topics as the importance of good listening skills to being a good speaker, doing the necessary research beforehand, applying organizational skills to a presentation, engaging an audience, practicing a presentation before actually giving it, and putting oneself at ease, among others. Part Two discusses the specific situations in which librarians often have to communicate, including interviews, interpersonal communication, library instruction, meetings and presentations to large groups.

---

Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9780786415465
• ISBN-10: 0786415460
• Artikelnr.: 22113794

Autorenporträt

Sarah R. Statz is a library assistant for the Madison Public Library system in Madison, Wisconsin, and a freelance indexer.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments    
Introduction    
PART ONE: THE SPEAKING PROCESS
1 Lend Me Your Ears    
2 Doing the Prep Work    
3 Imposing Order (You Know You Want To)    
4 The Calm Before the Storm    
5 Overture, Curtain, Lights!    
6 Discussion and Participation    
PART TWO: THE SPEAKING ENVIRONMENT
7 Interviewing    
8 Interpersonal Communication    
9 Library Instruction    
10 Meetings    
11 Presentations to Large Groups    
Appendix 1: Interviews with Library Professionals    
Appendix 2: The Speaker's Bookshelf    
Appendix 3: Presentation Software Tips    
Bibliography    
Index