Speaker's EDGE - Secrets and Strategies for Connecting with Any Audience
This book will transform your speaking!
Speaker's EDGE (133-Page Book) Secrets and Strategies for
Connecting with Any Audience
by Mark Brown, Craig Valentine, Ed Tate,
Darren LaCroix, and Patricia Fripp
Book $15 (plus the e-book for FREE!)
e-Book $9.99 (download)
What Challenges do You Have as a Presenter?
What if there was an easier, faster, and more powerful way
to connect with your next audience?
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 your audiences wanting more.
"I purchased your book, The Speaker's Edge, and I had fun reading each
chapter then picking up the speech I was working on and making changes
for the better. After 6 or 7 chapters, my speech was much improved and
I delivered one of my best speeches. Thank you!" -Gloria Davidson, MA III
This powerful resource will give you the tools to:
Improve your platform presence and take command of the stage.
Become known as a content-rich speaker who keeps
audiences on the edge of their seats.
It's your one-stop shop for speaking success. Learn to master structure, content, and delivery
all in one place — the Speaker’s EDGE!
Get secrets & techniques directly from:
• Mark Brown, 1995 World Champion of Public Speaking
• Craig Valentine, 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking
• Ed Tate, CSP, 2000 World Champion of Public Speaking
• Darren LaCroix, 2001 World Champion of Public Speaking
• Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE, NSA Hall of Fame Speaker
Here’s what others are saying about
the tools you will only get from the Speaker's EDGE authors:
“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 York
“You don’t know how much being part of the EDGE has helped me
personally and professionally. I owe my new job with a 20-percent increase
in base pay to my involvement with Toastmasters and connecting
with the Champs and Patricia Fripp.”
~ Bill Kennedy — Central Islip, New York
Speaker’s EDGE:
Secrets and Strategies for
Connecting with Any Audience
A quick read... packed with value! ORDER BOOK NOW
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What’s inside this great public speaking resource?
Here's a list of value that's packed inside!Table of Contents
This Isn’t Just Another Book on Presentations
xi
Platform Presence
1
Connecting with an Unfamiliar Audience
3
Show Up Early
4
Six Keys to Connecting Your Keynote to Your Audience
4
The Emotional Tap: The Fastest Way to Connect
7
Halfway through Your Presentation, You Realize This is Not Working!
8
Internalize, Not Memorize
13
7.5 Suggestions for Getting Out of Your Head
14
Unveiling the Magic for Being a More Effective Speaker
19
How Our Audience Members Learn
19
Engage Your Audience
22
Don’t Speak Too Quickly in Front of Your Audience
24
Build Emotional Connection through Eye Contact
25
Getting Over the Jitters Before You Speak
26
Seven Timely Tips for Pre-Presentation Preparation
29
How to Lose an Audience in Ten Ways
31
Speak into the Listening That People Are Hearing
39
Appreciative Listener
40
Empathic Listener
40
Comprehensive Listener
41
Discerning Listener
41
Evaluative Listener
41
Eight Keys to an Effective Q & A Session
45
Set Expectations
45
Ask “What Questions Do You Have?”
45
Rephrase the Questions
46
Frame Your Responses
46
Make Sure Your Answers Are Brief
46
Include the Whole Audience
46
Acknowledge the Importance or Validity of the Question
47
Occasionally Ask, “Does that Make Sense?”
47
A Powerful Presentation Lesson From Dr. Wayne Dyer
49
Content Excellence
51
Ignite Your Audience with Your Introduction
53
What’s Wrong with That Introduction?
54
Five Guideposts to Fire Up Your Audience with Your Introduction
54
Mind Your Ps and Qs
59
Poetry and Quotations
59
Preponderance and Quantity
60
Pace and Quickness
61
Pause and Quietness
62
Power and Quality
62
Speak to Be Remembered and Repeated
65
Speak in Shorter Sentences
65
Choose the Best Punch Word
65
Perfect Your Pause
66
Repeat Your Key Ideas More Than Once
66
Say Something Memorable
66
Want Your Audiences to Remember What You Say?
66
Learn the Importance of Clear Structure
67
Five Tips for Exciting Speeches
68
So You Want to Speak and Can’t Think of What to Say
69
Four Strong Openings
72
The Daily Debrief
81
Debriefing Models
81
Four Ways to Tighten Up Your Speech
87
Anecdotes (Stories)
87
Activities
88
Analogies
88
Acronyms
88
Lights … Camera … H U M O R!
91
Rule of Three
92
A Great Example from a Student of Humor
93
Looking into Personal Experience to Find the Moments of Humor
93
Winning Techniques
97
Using Plan B Can Make Your Presentation Stand Out
99
The Suspended Story
103
Select Your Story Very Carefully
103
Use the Technique Sparingly
104
Tap and Transport
109
Tap: The Key to Hooking Your Audience
109
Transport: Invite Your Audience to Join You on Your Journey
110
Tools That Invite Your Audience into Your Scene
111
Check the VAKS
111
It’s Easier to Earn a Gold Medal Than to Win a Trophy!
115
Earning Credibility That Wins Business
121
Seven Fripp Do’s
122
Three Fripp Don’ts
123
Every Great Proposal Starts with Great Questions
123
Creating a Successful Proposal
124
Using Power Pitching to Get the Personal Connection Edge
125
The Eleven Biggest Traps to Avoid
126
When You Speak: Turn Dull into Dynamic!
127
Sound Intelligent, Powerful, Polished, Articulate, and Confident
130
Are You Guilty of the Unconscious Goof That Can Hurt Your Credibility?
131
Levels of Abstraction: Fat and Skinny Words
132
“I’ve just returned from Finland where I represented the UK in the European
Finals of the JCI (Junior Chamber International) Public Speaking World
Championship and I won! The tips and techniques I picked up from the Champs
played a HUGE part in helping me put together and deliver a winning speech.
Thank you so much!”
~Simon Bucknall — London, England
“The EDGE is the premier educational resource for speakers of all experience levels.” -
~
Chris Elliott — Columbus, Ohio
Speaker’s EDGE:
Secrets and Strategies for
Connecting with Any Audience
A quick read... packed with value! ORDER BOOK NOW
and get the e-book for FREE!
This Isn’t Just Another Book on Presentations
Improve your public speaking skills with useful resources from four World Champions and a Hall of Fame Speaker! The five experts featured in this book represent the best of the best in the world of public speaking and presentation coaching.
They cover topics as diverse as humor, motivation, public speaking, communication skills, leadership, and personal and organizational excellence. There’s no other place in the world where you will find this much skill, talent, passion, and entertainment!
How fast do you want to take your speaking to the next level?
Stop wasting time on the expensive “guessing game” trying to become a great
speaker. This book provides great information and gives you a sneak peak at the fastest track to becoming a world-class speaker.
This book contains three sections focused on the objective
of helping you become amazing on the platform:
Platform Presence. This section is devoted to helping you create
impact from the moment you step on stage until you bid goodbye to your audience.
Content Excellence. At the core of every great presentation is well-
written content. You’ll learn the secrets of writing compelling speeches.
Winning Techniques. From sales presentation tips to earning credentials and expertise, this section will help you win more often and experience success.
“This is truly amazing! The value you give in the EDGE
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Secrets and Strategies for
Connecting with Any Audience
A quick read... packed with value! ORDER BOOK NOW
and get the e-book for FREE!
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