How to write and give a speech: a practical guide for executives, PR people, managers, fund-raisers, politicians, educators, and anyone who has to make every word count - Hardcover

Detz, Joan

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9780312396275: How to write and give a speech: a practical guide for executives, PR people, managers, fund-raisers, politicians, educators, and anyone who has to make every word count

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ISBN 10: 0312396279 ISBN 13: 9780312396275

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1984

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How to Write and Give a Speech gives sound advice on every aspect of researching, writing, and delivering an effective speech, including:

-The 3-step, never-fail formula for a successful speech
-The 4 best ways to increase your chances of getting a laugh
-The 5 most important things to leave out of your speech
-The 6 best places to research your speech
-The 7 cliches that never work when introducing a speaker
-8 tips for organizing an impromptu speech
-9 ways to get good publicity for your speech
-10 survival tactics for handling a Q&A session

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About the Author:

Joan Detz coaches executives, offers media training, and conducts presentation skills workshops for major corporations. A popular presenter at professional conferences, she also teaches seminars in public speaking and speechwriting. Author of Can You Say a Few Words? and It's Not What You Say, It's How You Say It, she lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

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"A how-to classic."—The Washington Post

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