Speak With Confidence

"Everything you ever wanted to know about speaking to one or thousands...and a whole bunch of stuff you didn't know you need to know! Complete, thorough, concise, informative and inspiring."--Zig Ziglar, Author, Dallas, Texas

"I have given more than 2000 talks and seminars throughout the United States and Canada, and in 23 foreign countries. In my opinion Speak with Confidence: Powerful Presentations to Inform, Inspire, and Persuade is the best book ever written on public speaking! It made me immediately aware of so many things that I could do better. I refer to it continually."--Brian Tracy, Author, Victory!

Make commanding, engaging, and persuasive presentations every time

There's no way around it: If you want to succeed, you must become an effective speaker. What you can avoid are sweaty palms, stammers, and that sinking feeling that no one is listening. Speak with Confidence offers a proven, comprehensive program for business professionals who want to become dynamic presenters, command attention, and motivate as well as inform.

Communication guru Dianna Booher delivers hundreds of powerful, battle-tested strategies and tips guaranteed to transform even the most fainthearted presenter into a riveting speaker. She introduces the basics that every public speaker must learn, along with advanced techniques for fine-tuning your delivery and maximizing your impact on the audience. You'll learn how to:

Establish rapport with any audience
Exemplify executive presence
Speak with passion, persuasion, proper pacing, and punch
Organize your ideas and plan your structure quickly for optimum effect
Match your delivery style to your content, audience, and purpose
Add interactivity so that you talk "with" a group rather than "at them"
Use multimedia tools to engage your audience rather than put them to sleep
Think on your feet to handle tough question-and-answer sessions with finesse
"Translate" technical information for nontechnical groups
Apply your