Speak with Confidence: Powerful Presentations That Inform, Inspire and Persuade - Paperback

by Dianna Booher (Author)

How virtually anyone can be an effective public speaker and give powerful presentations

From nationally respected communications guru Dianna Booher, here is a complete program for business professionals who want to take their public speaking skills to a bold new level. Writing for sweaty-palmed beginners and seasoned execs alike, Booher delivers powerful, battle-tested strategies and tips guaranteed to transform even the most fainthearted presenter into a masterful communicator.

In addition to a clear, systematic presentation of the basics that every public speaker must learn, she offers invaluable guidelines for experienced speakers who'd like to fine-tune their skills, as well as guidance on how to seamlessly integrate multimedia into a presentation. In Speak with Confidence!, readers will learn how to:

• Analyze audiences on the fly and adjust speeches accordingly
• Develop a high-impact style of delivery
• Avoid most speech-planning pitfalls
• Involve audiences and deflect distractions
• Create an executive presence

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"Everything you ever wanted to know about speaking to one or thousands...and a whole bunch of stuff you didn't know you need to know! Complete, thorough, concise, informative and inspiring."--Zig Ziglar, Author, Dallas, Texas

"I have given more than 2000 talks and seminars throughout the United States and Canada, and in 23 foreign countries. In my opinion Speak with Confidence: Powerful Presentations to Inform, Inspire, and Persuade is the best book ever written on public speaking! It made me immediately aware of so many things that I could do better. I refer to it continually."--Brian Tracy, Author, Victory!

Make commanding, engaging, and persuasive presentations every time

There's no way around it: If you want to succeed, you must become an effective speaker. What you can avoid are sweaty palms, stammers, and that sinking feeling that no one is listening. Speak with Confidence offers a proven, comprehensive program for business professionals who want to become dynamic presenters, command attention, and motivate as well as inform.

Communication guru Dianna Booher delivers hundreds of powerful, battle-tested strategies and tips guaranteed to transform even the most fainthearted presenter into a riveting speaker. She introduces the basics that every public speaker must learn, along with advanced techniques for fine-tuning your delivery and maximizing your impact on the audience. You'll learn how to:

• Establish rapport with any audience
• Exemplify executive presence
• Speak with passion, persuasion, proper pacing, and punch
• Organize your ideas and plan your structure quickly for optimum effect
• Match your delivery style to your content, audience, and purpose
• Add interactivity so that you talk "with" a group rather than "at them"
• Use multimedia tools to engage your audience rather than put them to sleep
• Think on your feet to handle tough question-and-answer sessions with finesse
• "Translate" technical information for nontechnical groups
• Apply your speaking skills to video conferencing and conference calls

Every presentation you make is an opportunity to establish an executive presence and move up in your organization. Speak with Confidence gives you the tools and techniques you need to make the most of that opportunity.

Author Biography

Dianna Booher, CEO of Booher Consultants, has helped thousands of aspiring executives to become dynamic speakers through her executive communication training. Her clients include Army & Air Force Exchange Service, IBM, ExxonMobil, Lockheed-Martin, Frito Lay, GlaxoSmithKline--in fact, nearly half of the Fortune 500 companies.