Stand and deliver : how to become a masterful communicator and public speaker / Dale Carnegie Training. - 1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed. - New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2011. - xi, 240 p. ; 22 cm.

"A Touchstone book."

Keys to high impact delivery -- What every listener really wants, what every speaker needs to know -- Case study : Winston Churchill -- Overcoming stage fright : "Nothing to fear but fear itself" -- Using humor effectively -- Stories and self-revelation : how to win attention and respect -- Case study : Eleanor Roosevelt -- Motivating your listeners to action -- Winning the first minute : making a positive impression -- The power of persuasion, part one -- The power of persuasion, part two -- Creativity and the magic formula -- Case study : Franklin Delano Roosevelt -- Dealing with questions and answers -- How to conclude a presentation -- Case study : Sports talk.

Stand and Deliver gives you everything you need to know to become a poised, polished, and masterful communicator. It reveals the techniques that have worked for countless great speakers throughout history. In this book you will learn how to prepare properly for a presentation, develop and project your own unique style, overcome stage fright, and win any audience in one minute. Packed with tips, strategies, and real-life examples, including case studies of some of the world's great orators, Stand and Deliver is the definitive guidebook for public speaking.



9781439188293 (pbk.) 1439188297 (pbk.)

2010049980


Public speaking.
Persuasion (Rhetoric)

PN4129.15 / .S73 2011

808.51 S7851 2011