Public Speaking: The Essence of Persuasion, Communication, and Speech Training Course

Author: Liz
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: This book will help all those who must speak, whether in a meeting, while on an important phone call, or addressing hundreds of audience members and making a formal proposal. All the content revolves around this theme. You can treat this book as a course in public speaking and rhetoric, reading through each chapter from start to finish; or you can study specific sections whenever needed. If you can complete all the projects, the self-assessments, and all the exercises in the book, I guarantee you will become a master of public speaking. Public Speaking addresses a problem almost everyone faces in modern business society: How can you enhance your personal speaking skills and professional presentation abilities to increase sales, get promoted, or make your work more effective? Whether in meetings, over the phone, or even in face-to-face interactions in daily life, how you speak will greatly influence the impression you leave on others. Everyone wants to be seen as strong, confident, energetic, and persuasive in the eyes of others. Good speaking skills often come from how others perceive you: effective communicators are generally regarded as more powerful than those with weaker speaking skills. How can you harness this power? There are two ways: recognizing the importance of good speaking skills and improving your own ability to speak. This book hones these skills in a completely different way from other similar books on the market.