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On Speaking Well (Hardcover, ReganBooksHarperPerennial ed): Peggy Noonan

On Speaking Well (Hardcover, ReganBooksHarperPerennial ed)

Peggy Noonan

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For anyone who fears the thought of writing and giving a speech--be it to business associates, or at a wedding--help is at hand. Acclaimed presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan shares her secrets to becoming a confidence, persuasive speaker demystifying topics including:

  • Finding you own authentic voice

  • Developing a text that interest you

  • Acing the all-important first paragraph

  • Using logic to move your audience

  • Creating, developing, and reinventing the "core speech" for diverse audiences

  • Strengthening your speech with a vital element: humor

  • Winnowing your thought down to the essentials

  • Handling professional jargon, clichés, and the sound bite syndrome

  • Presenting your speech in the best way

  • Collecting intellectual income--conversing your speech treasures

  • Breaking all the rules and still succeeding

  • Reading for inspiration--how to use the excellence of others

Complete with lessons, tips and memorable examples, On Speaking Well shows us how to create forceful, persuasive, relevant speeches that will resonate with our audiences. Engaging, informative, and always entertaining, this is undoubtedly the authoritative how-to guide for anyone writing or giving a speech

General

Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin: United States
Release date: April 1999
First published: February 1999
Authors: Peggy Noonan
Dimensions: 205 x 135 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: ReganBooksHarperPerennial ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-098740-4
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Usage guides
Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Speaking / pronunciation skills > Public speaking / elocution
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LSN: 0-06-098740-5
Barcode: 9780060987404

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