The Lost Art of the Great Speech
How to Write One--How to Deliver It
On Sale: 10/05/1999
Price: $14.95
Book Summary
Learn to give powerful speeches that capture an audience’s attention and drive home a message. Lost Art of the Great Speech covers every essential element of a great speech, including outlining and organizing, beginning with a bang, making use of action verbs and vivid nouns, and handling questions from the audience.
About the Book
"Splashy slides, confident body language, and a lot of eye contact are fine and well. But if a speech is rambling, illogical, or just plain boring, the impact will be lost. Now everyone can learn to give powerful, on-target speeches that capture an audience's attention and drive home a message. The key is not just in the delivery techniques, but in tapping into the power of language. Prepared by an award-winning writer, this authoritative speech-writing guide covers every essential element of a great speech, including outlining and organizing, beginning with a bang, making use of action verbs and vivid nouns, and handling questions from the audience. Plus, the book includes excerpts from some of history's most memorable speeches--eloquent words to contemplate and emulate."Product Details
- ISBN: 9780814470541
- ISBN 10: 0814470548
- Imprint: AMACOM
- On Sale: 10/05/1999
- Pages: 288
- List Price: $14.95
- Publisher: AMACOM
- Publication Date: 10/05/1999
- Trim Size: 152.000mm x 229.000mm x 19.000mm
- Weight: 462.000gr
- Category 1 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / General
- Category 2 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General
- Category 3 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General
- Category 4 : BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / Meetings & Presentations
