Speaking Career

Leading voice coach John Henny has trained a range of individuals, from superstar singers to top-tier executives, in mastering their voices for maximum impact. The Compelling Speaker will guide you in unearthing your voice's natural rhythm and melody, captivating interest through variations in pitch, tone, and pace.

Whether you need to give a wedding toast as a best man or maid of honor, a retirement speech, an award or promotion speech, or any other kind of toast, this handbook offers you a done-for-you blueprint to help you organize your thoughts and turn giving a toast into a painless, stress-free process. As a clear, concise, and no-fluff book that you can enjoy in just a weekend or less, Toast: Short Speeches, Big Impact is an invaluable tool for anybody scared of public speaking—or short on ideas.

Möchten Sie sofort die Geheimnisse wortgewandter Menschen kennenlernen und Ihre Eloquente Sprache auf das nächste Level bringen? Die richtige Kommunikation und Ausdrucksweise gehören in unserer heutigen Gesellschaft zu den wichtigsten Kompetenzen, die man beherrschen muss. Umso wichtiger ist es, eine passende Praxisanleitung für eine bessere Ausdrucksweise – Für mehr Souveränität und Selbstbewusstsein in Gesprächen zu besitzen.

This book provides stories and strategies to create engaging messages to strengthen your connection with audiences. If you speak, you can be magnetic. Magnetism is a choice; do the work and see the results.

¿Alguna vez has sentido miedo al hablar en público? ¿Has tenido esa sensación de no ser capaz de decir todo lo que quieres? ¿Te pones rojo, te sudan las manos, te tiemblan la cara y las rodillas, etc.? Pues no eres el único, somos muchos los que hemos sufrido esa experiencia, pero ya llegó el momento de superarlo. Rompe el miedo y habla en público es mucho más que un libro, es una guía de entrenamiento llena de técnicas para superar el miedo escénico y disfrutar de una comunicación de verdad.

Former comedy club host, online philosophy professor, and keynote speaker Dr. Matt Deaton covers everything from preparation to posture, microphones to mindset, hand gestures to hecklers in the second edition of his ambitiously titled The Best Public Speaking Book. And he does it with such endearing levity that you forget you're learning to do something scarier than dying (at least according to Seinfeld). Study your subject, polish your authentic stage self, and intelligently rehearse, and you're more than halfway there.

Prepararse para hablar en público, incluye dominar el escenario en términos de espacio y contempla: saber por dónde entrar, cómo transitar las zonas, cuándo y dónde detenerse; y hasta por qué lado salir.

The art of presenting needs a serious shake-up. Presenters are constantly on the lookout for fresh ideas to get their messages across but mistakenly believe PowerPoint is the right medium to do so. This often results in uninspiring presentations consisting of countless lackluster slides that their audiences are forced to sit through - sometimes at the expense of their own sanity. In How to Make Your Point Without PowerPoint, renowned public speaker and Speakers Hall of Fame inductee Douglas Kruger aims to end the tedium of the PowerPoint medium.

Edited by filmmaker Sean Conant and with contributions from some of the country's leading scholars including Sean Wilentz, Craig L. Symonds, and Harold Holzer, this volume explores how in the century and a half since it was delivered, the Gettysburg Address has proven a seemingly inexhaustible source of somber reflection and soaring hope, and why its language continues to resonate with so many people seeking meaning for their own struggles and sacrifices.

Trainer scheitern auf der Bühne, wenn sie als Redner nicht völlig anders auftreten, als sie es bisher gewohnt waren. Um als Speaker erfolgreich zu sein, müssen sie ihr Businessmodel radikal erneuern. Hermann Scherer gehört unter den Topspeakern zu den besten und gibt mit diesem Hörbuch erstmals sein gesamtes Wissen an Trainer weiter, die sich zu Experten und Rednern entwickeln möchten.Anhand vieler Beispiele erfolgreicher Redner-Kollegen zeigt er, worauf es ankommt.

In today’s corporate world and in politics, people with the ability to captivate and persuade those audiences they speak to usually find themselves recognized at a high level and in great demand. While their audiences may range from just a single client in a sales presentation to a fully packed stadium at a political rally, the techniques used by all successful presenters have a common theme.

For speakers who want to make their presentations more impressive than the tens of thousands of speeches delivered (and immediately forgotten) every day, The How of WOW offers a refreshing antidote to the usual formulas. The How of WOW offers hundreds of practical tips, techniques, and illuminating examples to help speakers at every stage of the speech process, from considering an invitation to speak to making sure that the message is remembered even after the speech is over.

In Prophets, Gurus, and Pundits, author Anna M. Young proposes that the difficulty of bridging the gap between intellectuals and the public is not a failure of ideas; rather, it is an issue of rhetorical strategy. By laying a rhetorical foundation and presenting analytical case studies of contemporary "public intellectuals," Young creates a training manual for intellectuals who seek to connect with a public audience and effect change writ large.

Following World War II, through the 1990s, there existed a sense of mutual distrust between the United States and the Soviet Union. The hostile environment included American fears of a Russian plan to control the world and the USSR's resentment over US intervention in foreign countries. The Cold War includes such speeches as JFK's address to the nation on the arms buildup in Cuba and commending West Berliners on their dedication to democracy.

Every four years on January 20, the President of the United States is sworn into office. Most often following a hard-fought campaign season, the voters determine the number of electoral votes each candidate is awarded and the winner takes the oath of office given by the chief justice of the United States. The Inaugurations is a compilation of every inauguration speech given by the newly sworn-in president, from Franklin Delano Roosevelt through Donald J. Trump.

Are you ready for your confidence to explode? Ready for your audiences to request you again and again? Ready to add some zeros and commas to your bank account? Regardless of your industry, profession, job, career, dream, or aspiration, there is a universal skill that you can develop that will be responsible for a large portion of your overall success. What is that skill? It's public speaking and presentation.

Expert speaking coach Ian Nichol writes a thorough and authoritative guide to public speaking. Written in an engaging and informative style, with a great undercurrent of humour, Stand and Deliver! makes for a relaxing and highly enjoyable listen, which reinforces Ian’s no-nonsense message on how listeners can dramatically improve their speaking performances. Ian’s unfailing honesty when setting out his personal experiences of triumph and disaster will inspire listeners, teaching them that what works for one person may not work for another.

Features Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Fireside Chats that were used to inform and build support for his presidency. From 1933 to 1945, families would gather around their living room radio to listen to the president explain everything from why he was closing banks to declaring war on Japan following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Produced by the Speech Resource Company and fully narrated by Robert Wikstrom.

For almost 30 years, William F. Gavin wrote speeches at the highest levels of government. Speechwright is his insider's view of politics, a shrewd critique of presidential and congressional rhetoric, and a personal look at the political leaders for whom he wrote speeches. While serving President Richard Nixon and candidate Ronald Reagan, Gavin advocated for "working rhetoric".

Women are steadily showing up in powerful positions, and better communication and public speaking give women the ability to develop their full potential, seize every opportunity, and realize their aspirations. Whether pitching for new business, delivering a talk at a conference, raising money for a non-profit, or communicating one-on-one with coworkers, women can become effective, powerful communicators when they learn to speak with authenticity and confidence.