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Discusses vocal skills and how their use may enhance the image of the speaker and add to the impact of a speech, talk or presentation. Emphasizes the importance of changes in tone, spontaneity of presentation and using the voice to reinforce the material.

Explores the diverse roles expected of managers in industry today and likens them to those of actor/managers. Draws the comparison to highlight the importance of roles changing according to different situations. A manager′s ability to communicate successfully in all situations will increase effectiveness and authority and will stimulate a more creative work environment. Recommends that managers attempt to become more aware of these complex roles and to learn to respond with confidence.

Emphasizes the importance of material preparation; awareness of audience constituency; posture; and physical and verbal pointing of important information, incorporating movement and gesture.

In this final article about speaking and presenting in public, the topic is the physical presence of the speaker and how that presence can physically reinforce the topic, thereby creating greater impact.

Investigates the importance of English language sources of Friedrich Theodor Althoff (1839‐1908), a German of great influence both in his own country and, indirectly, in the United States. Explores some measures of his influence in education and international understanding. Examines a wide variety of sources. Explains how it could happen that an influential person would end up in intellectual history with almost no recognition. Challenges several conventional assessments. Althoff′s most important contributions are in print and more almost certainly exist in university archives, but the material is scattered and unorganized. Because we do not yet have the full story of this remarkable and complex man, firm conclusions about his influence are not yet possible.