The Public Speaking Playbook shows students how to prepare, practice, and present their public speeches with the highest level of confidence. With a focus on actively building skills, Teri Kwal Gamble and Michael W. Gamble coach students in the fundamentals of the public speaking process, using engaging learning modules that allow students to practice—and improve—their public speaking.
"The Public Speaking Playbook is a very relevant public speaking textbook for the 21st-century learnerIt’s a text that students will be able to learn from because they will be able to relate to many of the examples that are used."
-- Jennifer Bieselin
"This text is very innovative and describes what is usually regular content in a new and invigorating way. All of the material that other public speaking textbooks are lacking, this one has! It is great to finally read a textbook where all text and supplemental instruction is in one place."
-- Kiera J. Wade
Teri Kwal Gamble enjoyed a career as a full professor of communication at the College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, NY (PhD, New York University; MA and BA, Lehman College, CUNY), and Michael W. Gamble, is a full professor of communication at the New York Institute of Technology in New York City (PhD, New York University; BA and MFA, University of Oklahoma). The Gambles are partners in life and work. Professional writers of education and training materials, the Gambles are the coauthors of numerous textbooks and trade books. Their most recent publication is The Communication Playbook (2027). Teri and Mike also are the coauthors of The Interpersonal Communication Playbook and The Public Speaking Playbook (2024). Among other books the Gambles have written together are The Intercultural Communication Playbook with Xiaowen Guan(2025), Nonverbal Messages Tell More: A Practical Guide to Nonverbal Communication (2017), Leading with Communication (2013), and The Gender Communication Connection (2nd ed., 2014).
Previously, Michael served as an officer and taught Leadership Skills for the U.S. Army Infantry School during the Vietnam War. The Gambles also are the founders of Interact Training Systems, a consulting firm that conducts seminars, workshops, and short courses for business and professional organizations. Teri and Mike also produce training and marketing materials for sales organizations and are the coauthors of the trade book, Sales Scripts That Sell. Teri and Mike have a daughter and son-in-law, Lindsay and Dan, as well as a son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Tong. The Gambles cherish their two grandchildren, Mackenzie and Beckham.
Teri Kwal Gamble enjoyed a career as a full professor of communication at the College of New Rochelle in New Rochelle, NY (PhD, New York University; MA and BA, Lehman College, CUNY), and Michael W. Gamble, is a full professor of communication at the New York Institute of Technology in New York City (PhD, New York University; BA and MFA, University of Oklahoma). The Gambles are partners in life and work. Professional writers of education and training materials, the Gambles are the coauthors of numerous textbooks and trade books. Their most recent publication is The Communication Playbook (2027). Teri and Mike also are the coauthors of The Interpersonal Communication Playbook and The Public Speaking Playbook (2024). Among other books the Gambles have written together are The Intercultural Communication Playbook with Xiaowen Guan(2025), Nonverbal Messages Tell More: A Practical Guide to Nonverbal Communication (2017), Leading with Communication (2013), and The Gender Communication Connection (2nd ed., 2014).
Previously, Michael served as an officer and taught Leadership Skills for the U.S. Army Infantry School during the Vietnam War. The Gambles also are the founders of Interact Training Systems, a consulting firm that conducts seminars, workshops, and short courses for business and professional organizations. Teri and Mike also produce training and marketing materials for sales organizations and are the coauthors of the trade book, Sales Scripts That Sell. Teri and Mike have a daughter and son-in-law, Lindsay and Dan, as well as a son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Tong. The Gambles cherish their two grandchildren, Mackenzie and Beckham.
