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On Speaking Well
How to Give a Speech with Style, Substance, and Clarity
By: Peggy Noonan
eBook | 19 March 2024
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A presidential speechwriter offers practical wisdom and insightful tips in this authoritative guide to writing and giving a speech.
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 interests 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 thoughts down to the essentials
- Handling professional jargon, cliches, and the sound bite syndrome
- Respecting simplicity and clarity—big ideas need small words
- 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.
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ISBN: 9780062034526
ISBN-10: 0062034529
Published: 19th March 2024
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 224
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
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