Are you tired of that perspiring, legs shaking, voice trembling, mind blanking feeling you get when you speak to a group of people? Would it surprise you that one in four people share this fear? "Walt Grassl's Stand Up & Speak Up" will teach you how to understand and then change your behavior so you, too, can stand up and speak up, and let the world know you exist.
Whether your fear is fueled by shyness, self-consciousness, perfectionism, a poor memory for speeches, improper breathing or any combination of these or other reasons, "Walt Grassl's Stand Up & Speak Up" will help you deal with the anxiety you feel when facing an audience.
In this easy, accessible guide, Walt Grassl shares his own story-it is a story of reinvention. By sharing his experiences and the rules he chose to adopt, he inspires you to act on your own fear and provides tips to make your journey easier.
The author collected "Walt's Rules"-words of wisdom that make it easy to understand the choices he made on his journey to overcome stage fright. These rules apply to conquering the fear of public speaking and they also apply to making other changes in your life. They include:
Just because you couldn't doesn't mean you can't.
Take small steps
Say "Yes" and figure it out later
Never turn down stage time
Use personal stories (People are interested in what you have to say )
Just show up ... Conferences, Speech Contests, et al.
Test yourself by taking on new challenges
Breathe
Have fun
You, too, can conquer your fear of public speaking with "Walt Grassl's Stand Up & Speak Up."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Walt Grassl is on a mission to help people overcome stage fright. At the age of 50, he chose to face his own fear of public speaking and joined Toastmasters(r), but that alone did not cure his "disease." Determined to conquer his fear, he attended speaking boot camps, competed in Toastmasters(r) speech contests, studied improv and standup comedy. He performed at the Hollywood Improv and the Flamingo in Las Vegas and has appeared in sketch comedy shows in Long Beach, CA. Recently retired from a career in aerospace, Walt is now the host of the internet radio show, "Stand Up and Speak Up.&q

ARE YOU READY TO MAKE MONEY - WITH YOUR MOUTH? Inside these pages, discover: 21 specific descriptions that show you exactly how to make money, Exactly what you can expect to be paid as a professional speaker in various settings, The fastest, easiest way to be prepared to speak at a moment's notice, and more

Magic of Impromptu Speaking is a comprehensive, step-by-step system for creating highly effective speeches in under 30 seconds. It is based on research of the most powerful techniques used by winners of impromptu speaking contests, politicians, actors and successful presenters. The book is entertaining to read, has plenty of examples and covers the most effective tools not only from the world of impromptu speaking but also from acting, stand-up comedy, applied psychology and creative thinking. Once you master the system, you will grow immensely as an impromptu public speaker, become a better storyteller in a circle of friends and be more creative in everyday life. Your audience members will think that what you do on stage after such short preparation is pure magic and will recall some of your speeches many years later.

Have to give a speech? Don't worry. You now have your own speechwriter, your own ideas man, your own creative team to make your speech stand above the rest. This book makes you a speech giving genius and guarantees your next speech will be intriguing, insightful, intelligent and interesting. This book will make your next speech the most original speech your audience has ever heard. Use these ideas and you will never be in danger of boring your audience. They won't need their chairs, they will only need the edge!

You've Been Asked to Give a Presentation Is It YES or YIKES Have you been asked, or would you like to: Make a Presentation Give a Speech Give a Toast Accept an Award Give an Award Deliver a Eulogy Facilitate a Meeting or Speak to. . . ? PUBLIC SPEAKING is most people's greatest fear. Some fear it more than dying This fear holds back many people's careers. Like all the skills you possess, this one can also be learned This book will show you how If you speak, people consider you to be an Expert. Perception is reality. All things being equal, we prefer to deal with Experts In "No Sweat" Public Speaking you'll learn: How to Develop a Speech/Presentation. How to Practice that Speech/Presentation. How to Deliver a Knock Your Socks Off Presentation Techniques to overcome the Fear of Public Speaking Presentation Tips that set you way above the average presenter. Techniques that will help your audience GET IT The "No Sweat" Public Speaking Formula details the components, parts and elements of a speech. Fred names them - explains them - and gives examples throughout the book.

Public speaking becomes possible for all of us when we learn how to control and use our stage fright. The audiences that we face in our business and social lives become less formidable when we understand what they want and need from us. A performer herself from the age of eighteen, author Carol Roan has developed stage presence techniques that will work for anyone who wants to speak up with confidence.

In Six Volumes. Vol. 1 Contains Manuals One And Two.

In Six Volumes. Vol. 2 Contains Manuals Three and Four.

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Don't let the cat get YOUR tongue
Confident communication in speeches and presentations can propel you to success at your job or in your business.
In this book you will discover how to: MANAGE the fear of public speaking Melt the "plastic person" and become AUTHENTIC Learn how to PRACTICE your speech without having to memorize it all Transform your IDEAS into speeches quickly Discover powerful speech STRUCTURES Learn time-tested RHETORICAL DEVICES to create memorable phrases "Find the Funny" and effectively use HUMOR Develop DYNAMIC Openings and closings Create engaging STORIES that will keep an audience hanging on your every word Learn key DELIVERY techniques

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AS A TEACHER and also an examiner and adjudicator in the exciting realm of Speech and Drama, author Eleanor McLeod is all too aware of how difficult it is to find original and appealing scenes for young performers. This collection of monologues is based on characters from familiar fairy stories, many by Hans Anderson and The Brothers Grimm, where the author has taken a slightly different slant, often to modernise the characters and add a touch of humour. So, we have the Mother Bear who is all too aware of compensation culture, or Red Riding Hood's Grandma being hounded by the press Others are more traditional. All of them have already been performed by keen young actors and actresses so we have already seen how they translate into entertaining and captivating performances. Watch out for Vol II 'Duologues' coming soon..

Most of us are average in many things because we have picked up our knowledge as we went along and have never studied fundamentals. This applies to sports as much as to public speaking. For example, one of my colleagues was a very fine tennis player. He became a National Champion and participated in many international matches. Why is it that to-day, although he hardly plays at all, he can take on most club players who have taught themselves, and usually beat them? His answer is, "Once you know the fundamentals of each stroke you may lose a game but you will never play really badly." If you apply the lessons taught in this book you will become a good conversationalist, which means that you will be able to speak well in public. Any worries regarding your voice will largely disappear, and you won't be frightened to talk to a gathering of people, however large it may be. A little nervous, yes. But that's good for you. Some people call that excitement (and it can disappear almost at will), but you will never be scared of it

A classic textbook for both the novices and the more experienced public speakers. DALE CARNEGIE (1888-1955) was a pioneer in public speaking and self-improvement. In 1912 he founded Dale Carnegie Training, a teaching based program for businesses based on his teachings. Among his students, he counted the well-known Warren Buffett, Lee Iacocca and Scott Adams. He was also the author of 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' (1936), a massive bestseller that remains popular today. JOSEPH BERG ESENWEIN (1867-1946) was an American editor, lecturer and writer. He was noted for contributions to the Library of the World's Best Literature. He also wrote The Art of Story-Writing, Writing the Photoplay (with Arthur Leeds), and Children's Stories and How to Tell Them.

This answer key contains the answers to the review questions asked in The Rhetoric Companion: A Student's Guide to Power in Persuasion text. It's a useful tool for teachers and students of rhetoric who need a quick refresher of what the fifth canon of rhetoric or the fallacy of bulverism is.

Whether you are writing wedding vows or wedding toasts and speeches, this workbook leads you through a step-by-step creative process that is easy to follow and will produce inspired results. Written for couples who want to express their love for each other openly, honestly, and beautifully in their wedding vows, for the best man or maid of honor who doesn't often speak in public and is not sure how to write and deliver those all-important toasts, and for the father or mother of the bride, close friends, and relatives who will be speaking at the many events surrounding a wedding, it also provides a step-by-step rehearsal process, techniques for dealing with "stage fright" or anyone's bad case of nerves, and quotations to add elegance and spice to your own words.

If you have ever carried a lucky talisman in your pocket to give yourself courage before a big event then carry this book instead. Based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), the ground-breaking solutions to performance anxiety in this book will carry you through the most daunting experience of public speaking. The exercises are simple and highly effective. Even if you have suffered intolerably from performance nerves in the past this book will enable you to perform with passion and determination and wow your audience. How many times have you picked up a self-help book and thought "it's all very well but it won't work for me"? This time the book meets you where you are and helps you to succeed by approaching the problem on many different levels. Judy inspires and encourages you with her descriptions and anecdotes. There are exercises that you can easily do at home and which are interesting and fun to do. The exercises are diverse so that issues are tackled in a variety of different ways. You can do the exercises either alone or with other people. The book is brief and easy to read, the techniques highly practical and the methods simple yet profound. "A true empowerment tool which should get into the hands of many. It really cuts to the chase. It's a clear explanation of why things happen rather than self help book. A new phenomenon." Short listed Best Achievement The People's Book Prize

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