Speak to Win: How to Present with Power in Any Situation
- 2h 55m
- Brian Tracy
- AMACOM
- 2008
The ability to speak with confidence and deliver winning presentations can accelerate your career, earn people’s great respect, and enable you to achieve your greatest—even most impossible-seeming goals. But what many people don't realize is that anyone can learn to be a great speaker, just as easily as they can learn to drive a car or ride a bike!
As one of the world’s premier speakers and personal success experts, Brian Tracy is the ideal instructor. In Speak to Win, Tracy reveals time-tested tricks of the trade that readers can use to present powerfully and speak persuasively, whether in an informal meeting or in front of a large audience. Readers will learn how to:
- become confident, positive, and relaxed in front of any audience
- grab people’s attention from the start
- use body language, props, and vocal techniques to keep listeners engaged
- transition smoothly from one point to the next
- use humor, stories, quotes, and questions skillfully
- deal with skepticism when presenting new ideas
- wrap up strongly and persuasively
Brimming with unbeatable strategies for winning people over every time, Tracy lets readers in on his most powerful presentation secrets in this indispensable, life-changing guide.
About the Author
Brian Tracy is one of America’s top business speakers, a best-selling author, and one of the leading consultants and trainers on personal and professional development in the world today. He addresses 250,000 people each year on subjects ranging from Personal Success and Leadership to Managerial Effectiveness, Creativity, and Sales. He has written more than 40 books and has produced more than 350 audio and video learning programs. Much of Brian’s work has been translated into other languages and is being used in 52 countries. He is coauthor, with Campbell Fraser, of the Advanced Coaching and Mentoring Program and the Coaching Excellence Program.
Brian has consulted with more than 1,000 companies—IBM, McDonnell Douglas, and The Million Dollar Round Table among them— and has trained more than 2,000,000 personally. His ideas are proven, practical, and fast-acting. His readers, seminar participants, and coaching clients learn a series of techniques and strategies that they can use immediately to get better results in their lives and careers.
In this Book
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Speak to Win—How to Present with Power in Any Situation
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Introduction: Speaking to Win
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The Arts of Speaking and Rhetoric
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Planning and Preparation Made Simple
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Self-Confidence and Mental Mastery
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Start Strong with Any Audience
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Mastering Meetings with Small Groups
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Mastering Small-Group Presentations and Negotiations
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Platform Mastery—Impressing Large Audiences
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Vocal Mastery—Powerful Voice Techniques
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Tricks of the Trade—Techniques of Master Speakers
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Controlling Your Space
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End with a Bang—Leave Them Breathless!
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Making Persuasive Sales Presentations
