Public speaking has long been ranked as one of human top fears. People get nervous when they have to present something in front of audience, especially the unfamiliar ones. However, it is quite difficult for people to avoid public speaking in today’s world when they have to make presentations at schools, meetings and workplace. For students of English-related majors, public speaking skill is even more challenging when they have to make their oral presentations in a language other than their mother tongue. This book on Public Speaking is thus compiled to raise students’ awareness of issues relating to public speaking, guide them to design and present a successful oral presentation as well as provide them with necessary English vocabulary and structures they can use in their real public speaking situations.

The book can be used as a textbook for the Public Speaking course at School of Foreign Languages, Can Tho University or a reference book for those who wish to enhance their public speaking skills. With three above mentioned objectives, the book has been divided into three main parts namely Fundamental issues of public speaking, Designing and presenting a successful oral presentation, and Improving spoken language.

This book is designed to help learners produce effective oral presentations and public speaking sessions in the future.