The Public Speaker's Guide to Ace Your Interview: 6 Steps to Get the Job You Want

by Lisa B. Marshall

With so much competition for so few jobs these days, your interviewing skills are more important than ever. Blow the other candidates out of the water with The Public Speaker's Guide to Ace Your Interview. Lisa Marshall, host of the top-rated The Public Speaker's Quick and Dirty Tips for Improving Your Communication Skills, tells you how to avoid the most common interviewing mistakes and arms you with the specific skills needed to rise above the rest, including:

- Tips on how to answer some of the most commonly asked interview questions, including "Tell me about yourself" and "What is your biggest weakness?"
- Expert advice on making sure your professional profile - and specifically your LinkedIn account - makes you shine.
- Explicit instructions on how to make a positive first impression, including what to say, how to sit in your chair, and other tips for setting the tone needed for a successful interview.

Lisa Marshall consults with different companies every day. She knows what they look for in a candidate and what it takes to turn an interview into an offer. The Public Speaker's Guide to Ace Your Interview will give you the edge you need to get noticed and the confidence you need to make it happen.

2 pages, Audible Audio

First published October 6, 2009

About the author

Passionate. Authentic. Practical. Interactive. Fun. Expert.

Most people know me as the host of The Public Speaker podcast which has earned over 15 million downloads since debuting in 2008. The show has remained an iTunes top 3 podcast in the careers category for over three years and was nominated as a top five podcast in 2009 and 2010. The podcast remains in the top 25 career category. I am also host of the Smart Talk podcast.

However, working together with organizations and individuals is what I love most (and is what pays the bills). I love creating incredible transformations - personal, professional and financial - through developing and enhancing communication. For example, I've helped organizations build stronger teams, manage conflict, create stronger, more effective messages, and deliver better presentations. In addition, I've coached many senior leaders one-on-one to develop stronger executive communication skills.

My Clients include Johns Hopkins Medicine, Harvard University, NY Academy of Science, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Genentech, and Roche among many others. I hold masters with duel degrees in interpersonal/intercultural communication and organizational communication.

My work has been featured in diverse media from CBS Money Watch, to Ragan.com, to Chicago Tribune to Woman's Day, to Cosmopolitan.

Finally, at home I like to sing with gusto, talk in Spanish, swim, take pictures, and spend time with my husband, kids, and extended family!