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Record Nr.

UNINA9910958282003321

Autore

Collins Philip <1967->

Titolo

The art of speeches and presentations : the secrets of making people remember what you say / / Philip Collins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2012

ISBN

9781299189751

129918975X

9780470711941

0470711949

9780470711958

0470711957

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

808.5/1

Soggetti

Public speaking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Audience -- Expectations -- Topic -- Language -- Individual -- Delivery.

Sommario/riassunto

Be memorable.  Whether you like it or loathe it, public speaking is something many of us have to do. Be it presentations to colleagues or speeches to a room full of near strangers, we all want to shine...or at least get through it with our dignity intact. Luckily Philip Collins, former Chief Speech Writer to Tony Blair, knows exactly what's needed to give a storming speech.  The secret, according to Philip, is content. Too many of us focus on how we're presenting, and don't spend enough time thinking about what we're presenting. The secret to memorable, polished