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Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas With Style, Substance & Clarity
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Peggy Noonan
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Diane Pub Co
Publication date
December 1, 1999
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780788167751
ISBN-10
0788167758
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$23.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: For anyone who fears the thought of writing and giving a speech--be it to business associates, or at a wedding--help is at hand. Acclaimed presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan shares her secrets to becoming a confidence, persuasive speaker demystifying topics including:
- Finding you own authentic voice
- Developing a text that interest you
- Acing the all-important first paragraph
- Using logic to move your audience
- Creating, developing, and reinventing the "core speech" for diverse audiences
- Strengthening your speech with a vital element: humor
- Winnowing your thought down to the essentials
- Handling professional jargon, clichés, and the sound bite syndrome
- Presenting your speech in the best way
- Collecting intellectual income--conversing your speech treasures
- Breaking all the rules and still succeeding
- Reading for inspiration--how to use the excellence of others
Complete with lessons, tips and memorable examples, On Speaking Well shows us how to create forceful, persuasive, relevant speeches that will resonate with our audiences. Engaging, informative, and always entertaining, this is undoubtedly the authoritative how-to guide for anyone writing or giving a speech
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from Diane Pub Co (December 1, 1999)
9780788167751 | details & prices | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $23.00
About: For anyone who fears the thought of writing and giving a speech--be it to business associates, or at a wedding--help is at hand.
About: For anyone who fears the thought of writing and giving a speech--be it to business associates, or at a wedding--help is at hand.
from Harpercollins (February 1, 1998); titled "Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas With Style, Substance, and Clarity"
9780060392123 | details & prices | 212 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $23.00
About: The former presidential speechwriter describes how to be a successful public speaker, explaining the importance of the first paragraph, the effective use of logic and professional jargon, and the function of humor in speeches
About: The former presidential speechwriter describes how to be a successful public speaker, explaining the importance of the first paragraph, the effective use of logic and professional jargon, and the function of humor in speeches
Cassette/Spoken Word
from Harperaudio (February 1, 1998); titled "Simply Speaking: How to Communicate Your Ideas With Style, Substance and Clarity"
9780694518890 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $18.00
About: The former presidential speechwriter describes how to be a successful public speaker, explaining the importance of the first paragraph, the effective use of logic and professional jargon, and the function of humor in speeches.
About: The former presidential speechwriter describes how to be a successful public speaker, explaining the importance of the first paragraph, the effective use of logic and professional jargon, and the function of humor in speeches.
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