Have you ever thought of addressing an audience and making them all listen to your speech without batting their eyelids Do you want to create a trance on all the people who are listening to your speech?

How to be A Successful Speaker presents all the necessary techniques to motivate, captivate, and persuade the audience; conquer stage fright with the help of tips and anecdotes; customize different speech for different audiences by analyzing their needs, desires, and listening modes; make your presentation memorable by developing a theme, organizing your material succinctly, and keeping your message simple; project a professional image through personality, voice, and clothes; motivate audiences to change their actions and attitudes; involve listeners busing everything from humor to eye contact and from empathy to audience participation exercises; and deal smoothly with problems and difficulties.

The book is a must read for students, management and executive personnel, supervisors, salesmen, and others who wish to improve their speaking effectiveness in their work and social relations.
#v&spublishers CONTENTS: 1. It’s Easy to be a Good Speaker a) A new way b) Speakers are not born with skill, they nurture it c) It is important to be determined d) Passion acts as a magic lamp e)An easy task 2. Fear is the Enemy of Success a) The Importance of Deep Breathing b) The Power of Knowledge c) What We Learnt d) Fear and Stress e) How to Remain Stress-free? g)The Magic of Belief h) Be Prepared i) Let your inner self Speak j) Practice in front of your friends k) Understand your subject l) Trust in what you do m) Self Confidence – A key to Success 3. Know Yourself a) Use of Hand Gesture b) Civilised Behaviour c) The way to overcome your discomfort 4. Success Mantras a) Self-Realisation b) Be punctual c) The power of truth d) Criticism e) Praise f) Add the ‘reality’ factor g) Enthusiasm 5. Successful and Easy Speech a) Enunciation b) Use your experiences c) Informative Speech d) Inspirational Speech e) Explanatory Speech f) Welcome Speech g) Practice speaking h) Prepare multiple speeches on one topic 6. Main Stages of a Speech a) Try to create an impact b) Gather maximum knowledge c) Good Memory d) Eye Contact e) Where and how are the listeners sitting? f) Stay in front of the audience g) Address everybody rather than the crowd 7. How should a Speech be? a) Use appropriate techniques b) Limit your topic c) Go deep into the subject d) Make yourself a storehouse of knowledge e) Meet people from the same field of subject f) Be ready for an emergency g) Discover something new in your subject h) Difference between written and spoken language i) Do not mug-up your speech j) Keep the speech interesting k) Include real life incidents l) When to start preparing? 8. Main Points in a Speech a) Give importance to interests of listeners b) Speech related to increase in income c) Importance of emotions in a speech d) Importance of happiness in a speech e) Importance of affection in a speech f) Importance of entertainment in a speech g) Speech and health 9. Make your Speech rich a) Selection of a topic b) Beautification of a speech c) A good beginning d) Help of humour e) Create interest in the topic f) Gather information from several sources g) Be passionate h) Do not be sarcastic i) Prepare the outline j) Main parts of the speech k) Practice your speech well l) Importance of time m) Language of the speech n) Effective voice 10.Effective Speech and its Presentation a) Give Importance to time b) Observe activities of your listeners c) Give valuable suggestions d) Try getting positive answers e) Give your own example 11. Enhance your Memory a)Use Accumulated Knowledge b) Use Appropriate Tools