This basic guide to presentational speaking uses straightforward language, self-assessments, and everyday examples to illustrate the importance of talking in public and to teach students how to do so effectively.

This text emphasizes the significant political, economic, instructional, and professional reasons of effective public talk. By placing its focus on “talking” in public rather than “speaking” in public, Going Public works to eliminate students' fears of speaking and replace them with confidence in their own abilities to talk with others in a public setting.