Umm ...: A complete guide to public speaking

Umm ...: A complete guide to public speaking
Author: James O'Loghlin
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2006
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1741760186

An instructive resource, this guide provides practical tips for those skittish about public speaking. From business and school presentations to wedding toasts and job interviews, this guide takes a step-by-step approach on how to offer inspiring, funny, honest, and well-executed speeches in a wide variety of settings. Suggestions include the best ways to research the topic, how to add and execute humorous anecdotes, and the most effective plan to eliminate verbal tics. Inexperienced orators will also learn how to use vocal tones and pauses to work through nerves and shine with confidence.

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Author: James O'Loghlin
Publisher: Allen & Unwin Australia
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2007-04
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781741149548

James O'Loghlin shares his friendly and practical tips on how to master public speaking.

The Complete Guide to Speaking in Public

The Complete Guide to Speaking in Public
Author: Sian Howells
Publisher: Sian Howells
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2008-10-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781409237259

Been asked to speak in public? Don't know where to start? Nervous? Here is the complete guide to speaking in public which offers advice on writing your speech, presenting it and tips for specific types of speeches e.g. best man or school presentations. It also includes advice on overcoming nerves, voice projection and preparation. An essential guide for anyone who has to stand up in public and speak.

Dealing with the Media

Dealing with the Media
Author: Chris Rau
Publisher: UNSW Press
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2010-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1742240054

Drawing from over two decades of journalism and media experience, this practical guide offers easy-to-follow advice on how to deal with the media--both traditional and electronic. With tips from Australian leaders in the field, such as Phillip Adams and David Marr, this thorough manual addresses a variety of issues, including how to develop a relationship with journalists, how to deal with being the center of a news story, and how to join the online media revolution. Students, activists, community groups, and businesses will greatly benefit from this essential overview.

Innovation is a State of Mind

Innovation is a State of Mind
Author: James O'Loghlin
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2016-01-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0730324400

A modern framework for practical innovation—from individual ideas to an innovative organisational culture Everyone says that innovation is important. The problem is that no one tells you how to be innovative. Innovation is a State of Mind sets out a step-by-step guide to creating innovative ideas and putting them into action. You'll learn how to generate more ideas with greater potential, how to grow and evaluate them, test their effectiveness and then implement the ones that are going to improve your business. Author James O'Loghlin has worked with over a thousand of Australia's best inventors and innovators in the eight years he hosted ABC-TV's The New Inventors. He studied what they do differently and how they are able to identify and take advantage of opportunities that the rest of us miss. Packed with engaging stories and a good dose of humour, this insightful guide helps you to make innovation a part of what you do every day. Change your thinking and identify overlooked opportunities Step around common roadblocks to innovation Generate better ideas, and find the ones that will improve your business Create a culture where innovation is part of everyone's job Harvest innovative ideas from the entire staff and find the ones that will make a difference Innovators see things differently. They solve problems that the rest of us can't, and create solutions to problems that we never noticed we had. Getting stuck in routine and procedure is the death knell for modern business. Most companies undervalue and underuse the creative potential of their people, because they underestimate the impact of continuous innovation. Innovation is a State of Mind shows you how to think like an innovator and create a culture of innovation, so you can stay out in front of the future of business.

Confessions of a Public Speaker

Confessions of a Public Speaker
Author: Scott Berkun
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2009-10-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1449389031

In this hilarious and highly practical book, author and professional speaker Scott Berkun reveals the techniques behind what great communicators do, and shows how anyone can learn to use them well. For managers and teachers -- and anyone else who talks and expects someone to listen -- Confessions of a Public Speaker provides an insider's perspective on how to effectively present ideas to anyone. It's a unique, entertaining, and instructional romp through the embarrassments and triumphs Scott has experienced over 15 years of speaking to crowds of all sizes. With lively lessons and surprising confessions, you'll get new insights into the art of persuasion -- as well as teaching, learning, and performance -- directly from a master of the trade. Highlights include: Berkun's hard-won and simple philosophy, culled from years of lectures, teaching courses, and hours of appearances on NPR, MSNBC, and CNBC Practical advice, including how to work a tough room, the science of not boring people, how to survive the attack of the butterflies, and what to do when things go wrong The inside scoop on who earns $30,000 for a one-hour lecture and why The worst -- and funniest -- disaster stories you've ever heard (plus countermoves you can use) Filled with humorous and illuminating stories of thrilling performances and real-life disasters, Confessions of a Public Speaker is inspirational, devastatingly honest, and a blast to read.

Get to the Point!

Get to the Point!
Author: Joel Schwartzberg
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2017-10-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1523094125

In this indispensable guide for anyone who must communicate in speech or writing, Schwartzberg shows that most of us fail to convince because we don't have a point-a concrete contention that we can argue, defend, illustrate, and prove. He lays out, step-by-step, how to develop one. In Joel's Schwartzberg's ten-plus years as a strategic communications trainer, the biggest obstacle he's come across-one that connects directly to nervousness, stammering, rambling, and epic fail-is that most speakers and writers don't have a point. They typically have just a title, a theme, a topic, an idea, an assertion, a catchphrase, or even something much less. A point is something more. It's a contention you can propose, argue, defend, illustrate, and prove. A point offers a position of potential value. Global warming is real is not a point. Scientific evidence shows that global warming is a real, human-generated problem that will have a devastating environmental and financial impact is a point. When we have a point, our influence snaps into place. We communicate belief, conviction, and urgency. This book shows you how to identify your point, leverage it, stick to it, and sell it and how to train others to identify and successfully make their own points.

An Asperger's Guide to Public Speaking

An Asperger's Guide to Public Speaking
Author: Rosalind A. Bergemann
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2015-02-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0857009796

This practical guide to effective public speaking for professionals with Asperger Syndrome (Autism Spectrum Disorder) provides tailored advice on using your Asperger strengths to your advantage and overcoming areas of challenge to find your public speaking voice. Written by a business leader with Asperger Syndrome, it includes guidance and hands-on tools for preparation, research and delivery of successful speeches and presentations. It addresses all the key areas that can cause particular difficulty for people with Asperger Syndrome such as coping with anxiety, interpreting the facial expressions of your audience, awareness of your own body language as projected to others, sensory overload issues caused by the speaking environment, and surviving post-speech networking and social events. Whether giving a presentation at a meeting, hosting a corporate event, or delivering an autism awareness speech, this book provides all the guidance that professionals with Asperger Syndrome need to master public speaking.

Your Guide to Public Speaking

Your Guide to Public Speaking
Author: Amanda Hennessey
Publisher: Adams Media
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1507210248

Are you part of the 73% of the population that experiences anxiety from public speaking? Face your fears with this valuable guide that combines real-world case studies and practice activities to help build your confidence. You may not be afraid of heights or spiders but making a speech in front of a large crowd—whether it’s a wedding party, an awards ceremony, or even doing a presentation in the office—is sure to get your heart pounding and your palms sweaty. But with Your Guide to Public Speaking in hand, there’s no need to fear public speaking a second longer. This practical and indispensable guide teaches you to understand and work with your audience, take control of your own emotions, and create the perfect materials to supplement your speech and help drive your message home. With practice activities, real-world case studies, tips you never thought you needed—and more!—you’ll find everything you need to become a speech master in no time at all. From preparing for a video conference, rallying for support for a cause that’s important to you, or facing down multiple interviews, you can banish those fears and feel empowered no matter what the situation with Your Guide to Public Speaking.