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Introduction: Where Are We?
Everything You Need to Know About Public Speaking
PART ONE: THE SPEAKING GAME
1: Leadership Communications: The Secret Weapon
2: Becoming a Player
3: First, Understand Your Audience
4: Alpha Dogs and Worker Bees
5: Avoiding Dangerous Traps
PART TWO: CREATING THE PERFECT PRESENTATION
6: Get It Together
7: Designing the Perfect Presentation: The POWER Formula
8: The Strong Start
9: Forging a Powerful Message
10: Talking with Pictures
11: The Conversational Approach
12: The Strong Finish
13: Getting the Message Across
PART THREE: DELIVERY
14: The 18-Minute Wall: Audience Attention Span
15: How to Capture Your Audience
16: The PowerPoint Paradox: Designing Visual Aids to Work for You--Never Against You
17: How to Make a Powerful Deck Presentation: Going by the Book
18: Write Like You Speak: Ten Important Rules to Live By
19: The Six Most Common Language Mistakes
20: How to Beat Fear
21: Keep the Momentum Going
22: The Power of Silence
23: Body Language
24: How to Dress
25: How to Read a Prepared Text Like a Pro (and Not Look Like You're Reading)I
26: How to Use Teleprompters
27: Taking a Cue from Stage Monitor
PART FOUR: AFTER THE SPEECH AND MANAGING THE MEDIA
28: The Art of Q & A
29: Dealing with the Media
30: Handling Hecklers
31: Train Yourself
32: What's It All Worth to You?
Test Your New Articulate Executive IQ
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