The arts of speaking and rhetoric -- Planning and preparation made simple -- Self-confidence and mental mastery: eliminating the fear of public speaking -- Start strong with any audience -- Mastering meetings with small groups -- Mastering small-group presentations and negotiations -- Platform mastery: impressing large audiences -- Vocal mastery: powerful voice techniques -- Tricks of the trade: techniques of master speakers -- Controlling your space -- End with a bang: leave them breathless! -- Making persuasive sales presentations.
Summary:
The ability to speak with confidence and deliver winning presentations can accelerate your career, earn people's great respect, and enable you to achieve your greatest-even most impossible-seeming goals. But what many people don't realize is that anyone can learn to be a great speaker, just as easily as they can learn to drive a car or ride a bike! As one of the world's premier speakers and personal success experts, Brian Tracy is the ideal instructor. In Speak to Win, Tracy reveals time-tested tricks of the trade that readers can use to present powerfully and speak persuasively, whether in an informal meeting or in front of a large audience. Readers will learn how to: * become confident, positive, and relaxed in front of any audience * grab people's attention from the start * use body language, props, and vocal techniques to keep listeners engaged * transition smoothly from one point to the next * use humor, stories, quotes, and questions skillfully * deal with skepticism when presenting new ideas * wrap up strongly and persuasively. Brimming with unbeatable strategies for winning people over every time, Tracy lets readers in on his most powerful presentation secrets in this indispensable, life-changing guide.
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