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Speak Up!
Helpful Tips for Business People who Need to Speak in Public
By: T. James Cook, CA
THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD ORAL COMMUNICATION Canadian Chartered Accountant, Jim Cook, helps business people improve their speaking skills and become good oral communicators. His book includes an assessment of present skills together with practice sessions. The objective of Jim’s book is to help you become committed to the ideal of speaking excellence through an appreciation of the benefits. The ability to communicate verbally will be one of the most important skills you will need in the 21st Century. Better speaking skills will lead you to more responsibility, authority, and material benefits. Confidence in your speaking skills will result in reduced stress levels when you know that you are going to have to speak, or when you are in a potential speaking situation. Jim’s book will help you to appreciate the advantages of becoming a better public speaker in your workplace, your community activities, and in your social interactions. Ideas that are well articulated are always given more weight and, as their proponent, you will become more successful.
Section I The Importance of Good Oral Communication Assessment of Present Skill Level Overcoming the Fear of Public Speaking Practice Session Basic Speaking Skills a) Eye Contact b) Gestures, Body Language c) Vocal Variety Common Speaking Errors Practice Session
Section II Evaluation Techniques Organization of Your Presentation Impromptu Speaking Practice Session
Section III Audience Analysis Use of Notes Visual Aids Putting Humor Into Your Presentation Practice Session
Session IV Special Occasions a) Toasts b) Master of Ceremonies c) Presentations and Awards d) Introducing and Thanking a Speaker. . . . . . . . . Practice Techniques Practice Session Re-evaluation
Appendices World's Greatest Speeches Toastmasters Suggested Reading
Speak Up! Helpful Tips for Business People who Need to Speak in Public by T. James Cook, C.A. softcover; 110 pages, ISBN: 978-1-55270-256-7; published in 2007; Canadian: $24.95. 
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