Secrets of successful speakers : how you can motivate, captivate, and persuade /

Walters, Lillet,

Secrets of successful speakers : how you can motivate, captivate, and persuade / Lilly Walters ; with forewords by Norman Vincent Peale and Stew Leonard, Jr. - xxxiii, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes index.

Set objectives that make a fabulous speech : select the seed -- Develop the right talk for the right audience : customization : find fertile soil -- Conquer stage fright and your fear of making changes : plant the seed in the ground -- Be credible : be an expert : sink your roots down deep -- dey to a memorable presentation : develop a theme : a solid trunk -- Finding and organizing material in a memorable manner : grow strong, sturdy boughs -- Editing the material for its best effect : prune the deadwood -- Your image from the platform : leaves of brilliant color -- Motivating an audience : call them to pick the fruit -- Tools to deliver the speech and build rapport with your audience : til the soil -- Avoiding the problems and pitfalls of the platform : protect it all from wilt. step 1. step 2. step 3. step 4. step 5. The step 6. step 7. step 8. step 9. step 10. step 11.

Help for such areas of public speaking as finding "the seed" in every speech, conquering stage fright, customizing different talks for specific audiences, projecting a professional image, motivating and involving listeners, and dealing with the problems of hecklers, faulty equipment, and poor staging.

0070680337 9780070680333 0070680345 9780070680340

92046321


Public speaking
Writing.
Speech.
Persuasive Communication

PN4121 / .W327 1993

808.51

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