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How to own the room

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: London Bantam Press, 2018Description: vi, 233 pages ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781787631120
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The art of brilliant speaking: what does it mean to own the room? Be more Michelle: inside the world of happy high status (also starring George Clooney and the Fly Catcher)-- Be more Amy: power poses, internal strength and how to project presence-- Be more Virginia: Shakespeare's sister, the angel in the house and a pace of one's own-- Be more Oprah: time's up, dry gums and the power of conviction-- Be more Joan: the value of authenticity, not caring and embracing your own obnoxiousness-- Be more like J.K.: the commencement speech and the importance of your personal story (with help from Ellen DeGeneres and Amal Clooney)-- Be more Chimamanda: Chimichanga, quiet passion and how to bring a written speech to life-- Be more Angela: stillness, temple fingers and gravitas (with help from Hillary Clinton, Christine Lagarde and Gloria Steinem)-- Be more you: the trouble with nerves, reading your speech like Mr. Bean, and the women drummers-- Appendix: The dos and don'ts of owning the room; Cheat sheet: once you are in the room; FAQs; A guide to creating speaking opportunities; Further reading.--
Summary: Most books about public speaking don't tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don't tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don't tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don't tell you how to own the room. This book does. From the way Michelle Obama projects 'happy high status', and the power of J.K. Rowling's understated speaking style, to Virginia Woolf's leisurely pacing and Oprah Winfrey's mastery of inner conviction, what is it that our heroines do to make us sit up and listen really listen to their every word? And how can you achieve that impact in your own life? Here's how.
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The art of brilliant speaking: what does it mean to own the room? Be more Michelle: inside the world of happy high status (also starring George Clooney and the Fly Catcher)-- Be more Amy: power poses, internal strength and how to project presence-- Be more Virginia: Shakespeare's sister, the angel in the house and a pace of one's own-- Be more Oprah: time's up, dry gums and the power of conviction-- Be more Joan: the value of authenticity, not caring and embracing your own obnoxiousness-- Be more like J.K.: the commencement speech and the importance of your personal story (with help from Ellen DeGeneres and Amal Clooney)-- Be more Chimamanda: Chimichanga, quiet passion and how to bring a written speech to life-- Be more Angela: stillness, temple fingers and gravitas (with help from Hillary Clinton, Christine Lagarde and Gloria Steinem)-- Be more you: the trouble with nerves, reading your speech like Mr. Bean, and the women drummers-- Appendix: The dos and don'ts of owning the room; Cheat sheet: once you are in the room; FAQs; A guide to creating speaking opportunities; Further reading.--

Most books about public speaking don't tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don't tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don't tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don't tell you how to own the room. This book does. From the way Michelle Obama projects 'happy high status', and the power of J.K. Rowling's understated speaking style, to Virginia Woolf's leisurely pacing and Oprah Winfrey's mastery of inner conviction, what is it that our heroines do to make us sit up and listen really listen to their every word? And how can you achieve that impact in your own life? Here's how.

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