Speaker's Edge: Secrets and Strategies for Connecting with Any Audience

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Soar with Eagles, 2010. — 158 p. By Darren LaCroix, Patricia Fripp, Craig Valentine.Get the Edge That Only the Masterminds Behind the World Champions' EDGE Can Give You! Whether your next presentation is in front of three people in a boardroom or three thousand in a convention center, you can create the kind of connection that leaves all of your audiences wanting more. Quickly tap into 73 years of onstage experience from five world-famous speaker coaches. This powerful book will give you the tools to: - Improve your platform presence and take command of the stage. - Become internationally known as a content-rich speaker who keeps audiences on the edge of their seats. - Win every deal you set your sights on and enjoy the vast rewards. This is your one-stop shop for speaking success. Learn to master structure, content, and delivery all in one place - the Speaker's EDGE! Here's what others are saying about the tools you will only get in the Speaker's EDGE : "My class feedback said that I was inspiring - that I was phenomenal! I was asked if I speak outside the Learning Annex. Your teachings DO WORK." ~ Isaak Gelbinovich - Staten Island, New YorkContents: This Isn’t Just Another Book on Presentations Platform Presence Connecting with an Unfamiliar Audience Show Up Early Six Keys to Connecting Your Keynote to Your Audience The Emotional Tap: The Fastest Way to Connect Halfway through Your Presentation, You Realize This is Not Working! Internalize, Not Memorize 7.5 Suggestions for Getting Out of Your Head Unveiling the Magic for Being a More Effective Speaker How Our Audience Members Learn Engage Your Audience Don’t Speak Too Quickly in Front of Your Audience Build Emotional Connection through Eye Contact Getting Over the Jitters Before You Speak Seven Timely Tips for Pre-Presentation Preparation How to Lose an Audience in Ten Ways Speak into the Listening That People Are Hearing Appreciative Listener Empathic Listener Comprehensive Listener Discerning Listener Evaluative Listener Eight Keys to an Effective Q & A Session Set Expectations Ask What Questions Do You Have? Rephrase the Questions Frame Your Responses Make Sure Your Answers Are Brief Include the Whole Audience Acknowledge the Importance or Validity of the Question Occasionally Ask, Does that Make Sense? A Powerful Presentation Lesson From Dr. Wayne Dyer Content Excellence Ignite Your Audience with Your Introduction What’s Wrong with That Introduction? Five Guideposts to Fire Up Your Audience with Your Introduction Mind Your Ps and Qs Poetry and Quotations Preponderance and Quantity Pace and Quickness Pause and Quietness Power and Quality Speak to Be Remembered and Repeated Speak in Shorter Sentences Choose the Best Punch Word Perfect Your Pause Repeat Your Key Ideas More Than Once Say Something Memorable Want Your Audiences to Remember What You Say? Learn the Importance of Clear Structure Five Tips for Exciting Speeches So You Want to Speak and Can’t Think of What to Say Four Strong Openings The Daily Debrief Debriefing Models Four Ways to Tighten Up Your Speech Anecdotes (Stories) Activities Analogies Acronyms Lights … Camera … Humor! Rule of Three A Great Example from a Student of Humor Looking into Personal Experience to Find the Moments of Humor Winning Techniques Using Plan B Can Make Your Presentation Stand Out The Suspended Story Select Your Story Very Carefully Use the Technique Sparingly Tap and Transport Tap: The Key to Hooking Your Audience Transport: Invite Your Audience to Join You on Your Journey Tools That Invite Your Audience into Your Scene Check the VAKS It’s Easier to Earn a Gold Medal Than to Win a Trophy! Earning Credibility That Wins Business Seven Fripp Do’s Three Fripp Don’ts Every Great Proposal Starts with Great Questions Creating a Successful Proposal Using Power Pitching to Get the Personal Connection Edge The Eleven Biggest Traps to Avoid When You Speak: Turn Dull into Dynamic! Sound Intelligent, Powerful, Polished, Articulate, and Confident Are You Guilty of the Unconscious Goof That Can Hurt Your Credibility? Levels of Abstraction: Fat and Skinny Words