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Public Speaking Magic: Success and Confidence in the First 20 Seconds
Instant rapport with the audience. They are smiling, leaning forward, ready to listen.
Fear stops people from public speaking. Everyone wants to be liked, but the pressure gets in the way. So we avoid it.
In a speech, presentation, webinar or even a casual conversation, we have just a few seconds to prove we are interesting and valuable. How can we capture our audience’s attention immediately? By mastering our first 20 seconds.
We can forget about fancy tricks, jokes and manipulation. By using any of the three major openings in this book, we can confidently start our speeches and presentations without fear.
Our obligation is to get our audience to hear, believe, and want to be there. After that the rest is easy.
Mark Davis is a public speaking coach and keynote speaker for business conferences, in addition to conducting public speaking workshops. Tom "Big Al" Schreiter speaks to network marketing groups around the world.
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Fear stops people from public speaking. Everyone wants to be liked, but the pressure gets in the way. So we avoid it.
In a speech, presentation, webinar or even a casual conversation, we have just a few seconds to prove we are interesting and valuable. How can we capture our audience’s attention immediately? By mastering our first 20 seconds.
We can forget about fancy tricks, jokes and manipulation. By using any of the three major openings in this book, we can confidently start our speeches and presentations without fear.
Our obligation is to get our audience to hear, believe, and want to be there. After that the rest is easy.
Mark Davis is a public speaking coach and keynote speaker for business conferences, in addition to conducting public speaking workshops. Tom "Big Al" Schreiter speaks to network marketing groups around the world.
Order your copy now!
113 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 24, 2015
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Mark Davis
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Mark Davis is an author and speaker.
Mark Davis is an author and speaker.
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October 31, 2019
Great tips on how to make the first 20 seconds of your communication so riveting that people stop judging YOU and start engaging with what you have to say... goes great with “You’ve Got 8 Seconds” by Paul Hellman and Tom Schreiter’s “How to get your prospects attention and keep it”.
July 20, 2021
Very easy read and it contains very actionable advice.
This is one of the best books I've read so far this year.
This is one of the best books I've read so far this year.
February 1, 2022
Great learning
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