Public Speaking Mastery: Developing Essential Skills for Delivering Successful Speeches - Paul Anderson, Paperback

• Release Date   12/1/2009
• ISBN-13   9781449929701 | 978-1-4499-2970-1
• ISBN   1449929702 | 1-4499-2970-2
• Format   Paperback
• Author(s)   Paul Anderson
• Many of us try to avoid public speaking. Standing in front of a crowd can be a frightening experience, especially if it's our first time. But whether we like it or not, having good public speaking skills is essential if we want to thrive professionally and personally. Public Speaking Mastery lays out an easy to understand and follow plan for making a speech. Inside you'll discover how to: * Overcome your fear of public speaking * Manage speech anxiety effectively * Prepare a powerful speech using 9 basic steps * Organize an introduction that will relax you and your audience * Sound natural and enthusiastic * Build rapport with your audience quickly and easily * Capture and maintain the listener's attention and interest * Know when the audience is bored and not paying attention * Develop self-confidence and credibility * Gather the right amount of information for a speech * Spread out your ideas and transition smoothly between them * Handling hostile questions like a pro * Think and speak instantaneously in impromptu speaking situations How many opportunities for advancement have you passed up because it required speaking in public? Public Speaking Mastery offers you the knowledge and techniques needed to excel in your speaking situations. You may find it hard to believe, but you will start looking forward to making your next speech.