THIS MANUAL IS A REFERENCE AID FOR 11TH-GRADE STUDENTS PREPARING SPEAKING ASSIGNMENTS. CHAPTER 1, "THE PHYSIOLOGY OF SPEECH," CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE SPEECH ORGANS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS IN THE PRODUCTION OF SOUNDS. THE MAIN POINTS OF "ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER" ARE OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 2. CHAPTER 3 GIVES ATTENTION TO OUTLINING AND TO PREPARING INTRODUCTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS FOR A SPEECH. CHAPTER 4, "SPEECHES FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES," ANALYZES THE SPECIAL PROBLEMS CHARACTERISTIC OF SPEECHES WHICH INFORM, PERSUADE, ENTERTAIN, OR ARE FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. TYPES OF SPEAKING--INTERVIEWING, IMPROMPTU SPEAKING, ORAL INTERPRETATION, AND CHORAL SPEAKING--ARE DISCUSSED IN CHAPTER 5, AND IN CHAPTER 6 METHODS OF ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF SPEECHES ARE EXPLAINED. THE LATTER CHAPTERS INCLUDE MODEL SITUATIONS, SUGGESTIONS FOR SPEECHES, AND EXERCISES IN THE APPLICATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL. AN APPENDIX CONTAINS MODEL SPEECHES, SELECTIONS FOR ORAL INTERPRETATION, AND AN ANNOTATED LIST OF RECOMMENDED RECORDINGS. SEE ALSO ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160, ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832, TE 000 195 THROUGH TE 000 220, AND TE 000 227 THROUGH TE 000 249. (DL)