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The Complete Guide to Public Speaking » Read Now
by Jeff Davidson. 324 pgs.

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Comprehensive, practical, and accessible, The Complete Guide to Public Speaking serves all the needs of public speakers, from the seasoned pro to the greenest rookie. Whether you're trying to start a career as a professional speaker or improve your speaking skills to further your career or influence...
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Comprehensive, practical, and accessible, The Complete Guide to Public Speaking serves all the needs of public speakers, from the seasoned pro to the greenest rookie. Whether you're trying to start a career as a professional speaker or improve your speaking skills to further your career or influence those around you, this straightforward guide will help you deliver dynamic, compelling, and convincing presentations.Author Jeff Davidson distills his eighteen years of experience as a public speaker, covering every aspect of public speaking, from the practical details of presentations to the psychological issues of inspiring an audience. Insightful and compelling, this is both a handy resource for information on the public speaker's most pressing questions, as well as a primer for those who are new to the field. Every chapter is full of expert advice and practical information. Inside you'll find thorough guidance on topics such as:Identifying and developing dynamic speaking topicsAdding spice to your presentation with humor, gestures, and storiesMarketing your speech and speaking capabilitiesNegotiating speaking contractsPreparing for the big moment-from room check to show timeInspiring your audience
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Speaking Persuasively: Making the Most of Your Presentations » Read Now
by Caroline Hatcher, Patsy McCarthy. 234 pgs.

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A comprehensive and practical guide to public speaking.
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Scientists Must Speak: Bringing Presentations to Life » Read Now
by D. Eric Walters, Gale Climenson Walters. 132 pgs.

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Having the ability to present confidently, engage the audience, make a clear, well-argued case and handle tricky situations is rarely a natural talent; but it can be learnt through practice and application. This book helps readers do just that.
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Effective Speaking: Communicating in Speech (1985) » Read Now
by Christopher Turk. 277 pgs.

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Plain English at Work: A Guide to Writing and Speaking » Read Now
by Edward P. Bailey Jr. 292 pgs.

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Khrushchev's Shoe and Other Ways to Captivate Audiences from One to One Thousand » Read Now
by Roy Underhill. 229 pgs.

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People don't want to see how clever you are -- they want to discover how clever they are. This is one of Roy Underhill's guiding principles in Khrushchev's Shoe.
An audience-centered approach to making inventive presentations, this unique book offers lessons from some of today's most diverse...
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People don't want to see how clever you are -- they want to discover how clever they are. This is one of Roy Underhill's guiding principles in Khrushchev's Shoe.
An audience-centered approach to making inventive presentations, this unique book offers lessons from some of today's most diverse personalities such as Garrison Keillor, Larry King, Katie Couric, and historical figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr., and Francis Bacon. A field guide for anyone who will benefit from more effective dialog, Khrushchev's Shoe is ideal for educators, trainers, advocates, and presenters -- or any person who simply wants to do a better job with an audience of even one. Its strategies go beyond bland presentation techniques to reveal the underlying principles that make interaction both more meaningful and more enjoyable.
For casual conversations or formal business interaction, this essential resource contains tools that can be implemented immediately.
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The Concise Adair on Communication and Presentation Skills » Read Now
by John Eric Adair, Neil Thomas. 120 pgs.

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This guide emphasizes the importance of listening closely to others and of relating information with clarity and conciseness.
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The John Adair Handbook of Management and Leadership (Chap. 8 "Communication and Presentation") » Read Now
by John Eric Adair, Neil Thomas. 223 pgs.

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Without doubt one of the foremost thinkers on the subject in the world. -Sir John Harvey-Jones, ex-CEO of Imperial Chemical Industries and leading industrialist
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The Management Skills Builder: Self-Directed Learning Strategies for Career Development (Chap. 3 "Speaking: A Needlessly Feared Activity") » Read Now
by Ralph S. Hambrick. 204 pgs.

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The body of knowledge to be mastered in a technical or professional education leaves little or no time for the acquisition of skills that cut across disciplinary boundaries. Used in all fields, these interdisciplinary skills are vital to the careers of many managers and professionals. Among them are...
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The body of knowledge to be mastered in a technical or professional education leaves little or no time for the acquisition of skills that cut across disciplinary boundaries. Used in all fields, these interdisciplinary skills are vital to the careers of many managers and professionals. Among them are interviewing, writing, public speaking, interpersonal relations, computer use, information search design, and development of lifetime learning skills. Hambrick's purposes are to increase the awareness of the need for these skills among professionals and to suggest ideas about how those skills may be acquired, further developed, and honed.
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Teaching Communication: Theory, Research, and Methods (Chap. 6 "Teaching Public Speaking") » Read Now
by John A. Daly, Gustav W. Friedrich, Anita L. Vangelisti. 570 pgs.

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Using Real-World Standards to Enhance Students' Presentation Skills, in Business Communication Quarterly » Read Now
by Mary C. Miller, Joshua Mott, Khushwant K. S. Pittenger. 11 pgs.

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Training in Presentation Skills: An Innovative Method for College Instruction, in Education » Read Now
by Victor N. Shaw. 5 pgs.

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Public Speaking in a Democracy, in Journal of Instructional Psychology » Read Now
by A. L. Evans, V. Evans, O. S. L. Jones, A. M. Lami Kanra. 5 pgs.

Collections: Education, Psychology, Entire Library
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Interpersonal Skills at Work (Chap. 7 "Presenting Information to Others") » Read Now
by John Hayes. 306 pgs.

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In this age of e-business, there is an increasing over-reliance on electronic communication and insufficient attention paid to the management of face-to-face relationships. In this fascinating text, John Hayes addresses this significant workplace issue by examining the nature of interpersonal skill:...
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In this age of e-business, there is an increasing over-reliance on electronic communication and insufficient attention paid to the management of face-to-face relationships. In this fascinating text, John Hayes addresses this significant workplace issue by examining the nature of interpersonal skill: the goal-directed behaviours used in face-to-face interactions in order to achieve desired outcomes. He argues that interpersonal competence is a key managerial skill which can distinguish the successful from the unsuccessful.Providing a clearly structured and comprehensive overview of the interpersonal skills essential for effective functioning at work, this book presents a micro-skills approach to development that can be used to improve interpersonal competence, as well as explaining, through the use of illustrations and practical examples, how to read the actual or potential behaviour of those around us. This knowledge can then be used to guide the way in which we relate to others as we learn to manage our relationships more effectively.This book will be ideal for practising managers and students of business and management studies and psychology. The skills it promotes make it of great value for those in a wide range of professions (including teachers, doctors, nurses, social workers and police officers) in their everyday working environment.
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Fundamentals of Public Speaking (1947) » Read Now
by Donald C. Bryant, Karl R. Wallace. 582 pgs.

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