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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, clich s, 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
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Noonan, Peggy
- ISBN: 9780060987404
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 7.97 x 0.55
- Number Of Pages: 224
- Publication Year: 1999
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Great read from a great author/speech writer.
joan c. - 6 years 1 month agoPeggy Noonan is great, and if you have ever heard her speak, you can hear her voice in her writing. This is highly readable. It's an easy read even if you think you don't like the subject. It's a fast read, and well worth your time. You won't get any huge bombshell secrets on how to write a speech, but you will get little gold bits that will help make writing easier and more interesting.