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Presentation Skills for Quivering Wrecks (Paperback)

by Bob Etherington (Author)
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  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Cyan Books and Marshall Cavendish (23 Oct 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904879802
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904879800
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,759 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Spiders, death, the dentist, snakes, flying are in the list of the top ten fears of businesspeople (Book of List). But the top position is held by public speaking. So great is this fear that most businesspeople have a single objective: to get off the platform as soon as possible. This book, based on a hugely successful course given to thousands of businesspeople, shows how anyone can speak with confidence to an audience of any size. Laced with humour and wit, the author emphasizes that you don't have to be a brilliant orator to be an effective speaker in business. Simply being good is plenty, because 95% of all business presenters are so awful!

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Bob Etherington is a charismatic and inspiring speaker with a background in sales working for Rank Xerox, Grand Metropolitan and Reuters. Today, he runs his own training company, SpokenWord

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I tried it....and it works (surprisingly), 6 Nov 2006
I saw this guy speak in the City years ago when he was at Reuters and decided to buy the book.It is very good and very accurate. He is quite right when he says most audiences and business speakers share a similar objective "To get out of the room!" But there is something we can all do about it.
So, I had to give a an internal speech in London last week and followed his model to the letter (as far as possible). I even followed his instructions and organised myself a 'clap-trap' at the end. For only the second time in my company's history -I'm told- the audience of 62 people applauded. It felt great. Well done and thank you Mr E.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Worry no more about your public speaking!, 13 Jun 2008
The very nature of my job means i have to give many presentations, sometimes standing up, though i usually opt for sitting down to be more comfortable. All of my presentations have been boring, corporate rubbish that no-one ever remembers.

Never again.

This book has literally changed my presenting style overnight and for the better. More confidence, respect, understanding and control are some of the things you can expect if you follow the words in this book. A must have for anyone who quite literally is a quivering wreck when it comes to presenting, to any given audience!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I recommend this to everyone I train in presentation skills, 31 Aug 2008
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I am often asked to train people on presentation skills, and heartily recommend this book to everyone who attends. Bob's book is well-structured, clearly-written, memorable, attention-grabbing and funny in the right places - just like a good presentation. When I was asked to do some public speaking it was a case of 'physician heal thyself' and as well as taking my own medicine, I turned back to Bob's book and it was a fantastic resource.
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