1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0WpXEm19xy"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/faq-i-have-to-speak/">FAQ! I Have to Speak</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/faq-i-have-to-speak/embed/#?secret=0WpXEm19xy" width="600" height="338" title="“FAQ! I Have to Speak” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="0WpXEm19xy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9789020936308-04-2.jpg14001925The most effective techniques that professional comedians, keynote speakers and respected politicians across the world use to capture the hearts and minds of their audience.Before you start reading 9 The question that started it all 11 MINDSET – BASIC PRINCIPLES & BELIEFS OF GREAT SPEAKERS 17 1. Why should I learn to speak better? I’m not in sales. 18 2. Is it something you can learn or is it just a gift some people have? 24 3. How can I tell stories when everything in my company has to be to the point? 34 PERFORMANCE – OWNING YOUR STAGE LIKE A PROFESSIONAL 43 4. How can I become less nervous? 44 5. How do I avoid using filler words? 64 6. Should I use speaker notes? 70 7. How can I be funny? 76 8. How do I manage my energy, even on a bad day? 90 9. How do I speak with more confidence and enthusiasm without being seen as fake? 102 CONTENT – TURNING INFORMATION INTO IMPACTFUL STORIES 127 (It’s best to read these six chapters in order.) 10. How can I capture the audience’s attention? 128 11. How do I prepare my presentation? 144 12. How do I structure my presentation? 164 13. How do I turn my message into an actual story? 178 14. How do I interact with my audience and pose good questions? 190 15. How do I build a powerful slide deck? 214 CREDIBILITY – LEADING YOUR AUDIENCE IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS 239 16. How do I stay in control when being challenged by my audience? 240 17. What if I don’t believe in the story I have to tell? 256 18. What if I’m expected to send something to my audience upfront? 264 CONTEXT – SPEAKING IN A DIFFERENT SETTING OR ROLE 273 19. Do these insights and techniques also work in front of a camera or in a video call? 274 20. How do I host an event or meeting? 288 AI – USING TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE 309 21. Can’t I just ask AI to do everything for me? 310 And so it begins 316 Sources 318 Who is Marnick Vandebroek? 324