How to be an effective speaker

  1. How to be an effective speaker
  2. Howtobean
  3. Preparation and planning
  4. Building an impressive body
  5. Shock openings
  6. Historical background
  7. Current affairs
  8. Jim’s presentation
  9. Jim’s presentation
  10. Summary —how to build an impressive body
  11. Writing a talk
  12. Delivery
  13. methods and systems
  14. 4 Impromptu speaking
  15. Summary —how to deliver your talk effectively
  16. Body language
  17. Learning to cope with nerves
  18. Finding your voice
  19. How to be understood
  20. Lost letters and swallowed sounds
  21. Volume
  22. Speed
  23. Varying your speed
  24. Further practice
  25. Articulation — the clarity of the words
  26. Reading aloud exercise
  27. Summary — finding your voice
  28. Practicing and rehearsing
  29. Useful phrases
  30. How to stop ramblers
  31. Your body language during question time
  32. Summary — questions and answers
  33. Making and using visual aids
  34. Making and using visual aids 157
  35. bar charts
  36. i i- 1 - 1 - 1 -r
  37. Hints on using a production company
  38. Summary
  39. Visual aids
  40. Summary: how to write a script that sounds natural
  41. What’s the angle?
  42. Coping with an approach from the press
  43. How to approach the media
  44. At the radio station
  45. Television appearances
  46. At the TV station
  47. Question time
  48. Press conferences
  49. A last word
  50. Summary: how to meet the media
  51. Index 237
  52. 238 INDEX
  53. About the Author
  54. EFFECTIVE SPEAKER