Helpful Resources for Public Speaking

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Helpful Resources for Public Speaking

California Institute of Technology – GE 109

K. Bikle and G. Rossman

Books

The Art of Scientific Presentation

The Craft of Scientific Presentation: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid, Michael Alley, Springer-Verlag, New York, 2003.

Dazzle ‘em with Style: The Art of Oral Scientific Presentation, 2nd Ed, Robt. R. H. Anholt, Elsevier Academic Press, Boston, 2006.

Don’t Be Such a Scientist: Talking Substance in the Age of Style, Randy Olson, Island Press, Washington, 2009.

Speaking About Science: A Manual for Creating Clear Presentations, Scott Morgan & Barrett Whitener, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006.

Overcoming Fear

Be Heard Now! Tap Into Your Inner Speaker and Communicate with Ease, by Lee Glickstein, Broadway Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, 1998.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D., a Fawcett Columbine Book, Published by Ballantine Books, USA,1987.

Getting Over Yourself: A Guide to Painless Public Speaking and More, 2nd Ed., by Barbara Rocha, Bouldin Hill Press, Pasadena, 2004.

How Much Joy Can You Stand? by Suzanne Falter-Barnes, A Ballantine Wellspring Book, The Ballantine Publishing Group, New York, 1999, 2000.

Present Yourself: Captivate Your Audience with Great Presentation Skills, by Michael J. Gelb, Jalmar Press, 1988.

The Relaxation Response, by Herbert Benson, M.D. with Miriam Z. Klipper, Harper Torch, an Imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, paperback, 2000. Originally published by William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1975.

The Second Circle: How to Use Positive Energy for Success in Every Situation, Patsy Rodenburg, W.W. Norton & Co. Inc., New York, 2008.

Public Speaking Basics

Public Speaking: Challenges and Choices by Dan O’Hare and Rob Stewart with Hannah Rubenstein, Bedford/St.Martin’s Press, Boston, 1999.

A Speaker’s Guidebook by Dan O’Hare, Rob Stewart and Hannah Rubenstein, Bedford/St.Martin’s Press, Boston, 2001.

Public Speaking Basics – Cont’d

The St. Martin’s Guide to Public Speaking by Joseph S. Tuman and Douglas M. Fraleigh, Bedford/St. Martin’s Press, Boston, 2003.

Whoever Tells the Best Story WINS by Annette Simmons, AMACOM Books, New York, 2007.

Claiming Your Expertise

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, Pocket Books, a division of Simon and Schuster Inc., New York (Revised edition, paperback) 1982, originally published by Simon and Schuster Inc. in 1936.

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success: How We Can Learn to Fulfill our Potential, Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., Ballantine Books Trade Paperback Edition, 2006.

Power Talk: Using Language to Build Authority and Influence by Sarah Myers McGinty, Ph.D., Warner Business Books, 2001.

Survival Strategies for New Scientists, Carl. J. Sindermann, Plenum Press, New York, 1987.

Talk Your Way to the Top by Kevin Hogan (sorry, you’ll have to look it up)

You’ve Only Got Three Seconds: How to Make the Right Impression in Your Business and Social Life by Camille Lavington with Stephanie Losee, originally published in hardcover by Doubleday (197), reprinted in paperback by Broadway Books, 2001.

Miscellaneous Resources

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, Penguin Books, 2001.

Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Roger Fisher, William Ury and for the Second Edition, Bruce Patton, Editor, Penguin Books, 1991. First Published in the USA by Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981.

How to Get What You Want at Work: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting Result by John Gray, Ph.D., Quill, 2003. A hardcover edition was published in 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers under the title Mars and Venus in the Workplace.

Multiple Intelligence: The Theory in Practice by Howard Gardner, Basic Books, a subsidiary of Perseus Books, L.L.C., 1993.

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It by Chris Voss, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 2016.

Living Your Best Life: Discover Your Life’s Blueprint for Success by Laura Berman Fortang, Jeremy P. Tarcher, Putnam, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc., New York, 2001.

Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg, Alfred A. Knopf. A division of Random House, Inc. 2013.

Snap: Making the Most of First Impressions, Body Language & Charisma by Patti Wood, New World Library, Novato, CA, 2012.

Women in Science: Meeting Career Challenges, Edited by Angela M. Pattatucci, Sage Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 1998.

Vocal Work: Technique and Resources

Freeing the Natural Voice, Kristin Linklater, Drama Book Specialists (Publishers), New York, 1976.

World’s Toughest Tongue Twisters by Joseph Rosenbloom, Sterling Publishing Co, Inc., 1986.

Web sites

www.abacon.com (very basic, but thorough, public speaking site)

www.insight-media.com (great resources for overcoming accents, examples of inspiring

talks and enhancing interpersonal skills)

www.publicspeaking.com (everything you always wanted to know)

TED Talk: Weyenberg2014 How to Make Amazing Slide Decks; Ted Blog Sept 16, 2014

http://www.ted.com/talks/melissa_marshall_talk_nerdy_to_me?language=en (Melissa Marshall: Talk Nerdy to Me)

http://www.businessinsider.com/speaking-habits-that-make-20-somethings-sound-unprofessional-2015-10

GE 109 K. Bikle and G. Rossman Caltech Spring Quarter 2017