TY - BOOK AU - Cortez, Felicitas Maranan AU - Herminia Ocampo- Castro TI - Taking the Center Stage : The Art of effective oral communication SN - 9786214090426 U1 - 808.5 PY - 2016/// CY - Manila, Philippines PB - Books Atbp. Publishing Corp. KW - Oral Communication - Philippines KW - Public speaking KW - Speech N1 - Includes Bibliographical References; Preface -- Acknowledgment vii -- Chapter 1: The communication process -- Chapter 2: Nature and scope of communication -- Chapter 3: The speech mechanisms -- Chapter 4: The sounds of English -- Chapter 5: Components of accent -- Chapter 6: The art of speaking and listening well -- Chapter 7: Group performance -- Chapter 8: Public speaking/individual performance N2 - This book deals primarily with the elements of speech, principles of public speaking and the different aspects of oral communications. The focus of the lessons is on developing the students' speech competencies in view of enhancing their ability to express themselves in different situations for a more dynamic communications interaction ER -