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By: Peggy Noonan
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:
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
What William Zinssers On Writing Well does for the written word, On Speaking Well, an indispensable primer on writing and giving a speech, does for the spoken word. Here, acclaimed presidential speech writer Peggy Noonan shares her secrets to becoming a confident, persuasive speaker.
Complete with lesson, tips and memorable examples, On Speaking Well will help your students:• Find their authentic voice • Develop a text that interests them • Ace the all-important first paragraph • Use logic to move their audience• Create, develop, and reinvent the core speech for diverse audiences • Strengthen their speeches with a vital element: humor • Winnow their thoughts down to the essentials• Handle professional jargon, clichés, and the sound bite syndrome• Respect simplicity and clarity--big ideas need small words • Present their speeches in the best way • Break all the rules and still succeed
