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" As a student of speech, I very much enjoyed this intriguing historic approach to public speaking. Humes creates a valuable and practical guide."
-- Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO, FOX News
" I love this book. I've followed Humes's lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now."
-- Chris Matthews, "Hardball"
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From the speech writer for Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan, SPEAK LIKE CHURCHILL, STAND LIKE LINCOLN shows readers how to turn any presentation into a success by using the tried-and-true secrets of world leaders through the ages. One part speaking coach and one part history lesson, SPEAK LIKE CHURCHILL, STAND LIKE LINCOLN is a one-of-a-kind resource that reveals the simple yet effective public speaking secrets of over twenty of history's greatest figures. It's an invaluable tool for sales professionals, executives, and public speakers that offers proven tricks for readers to improve their communicative skills. Author and linguist James C Humes melds his passion for history with his flair for speaking and writing into each page. The lessons he culls from history's greatest speakers - and their most famous orations - can be used by everyone. Inside, readers will discover how to: - Master the use of the pregnant pause, like Napoleon - Pack a whole speech's worth of meaning into a few brief lines like Lincoln - Use props effectively, like Margaret Thatcher - Captivate an audience with the first line, like Churchill
" As a student of speech, I very much enjoyed this intriguing historic approach to public speaking. Humes creates a valuable and practical guide."
-- Roger Ailes, chairman and CEO, FOX News
" I love this book. I've followed Humes's lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now."
-- Chris Matthews, "Hardball"
Synopsis
From the speech writer for Eisenhower, Nixon, and Reagan, SPEAK LIKE CHURCHILL, STAND LIKE LINCOLN shows readers how to turn any presentation into a success by using the tried-and-true secrets of world leaders through the ages. One part speaking coach and one part history lesson, SPEAK LIKE CHURCHILL, STAND LIKE LINCOLN is a one-of-a-kind resource that reveals the simple yet effective public speaking secrets of over twenty of history's greatest figures. It's an invaluable tool for sales professionals, executives, and public speakers that offers proven tricks for readers to improve their communicative skills. Author and linguist James C Humes melds his passion for history with his flair for speaking and writing into each page. The lessons he culls from history's greatest speakers - and their most famous orations - can be used by everyone. Inside, readers will discover how to: - Master the use of the pregnant pause, like Napoleon - Pack a whole speech's worth of meaning into a few brief lines like Lincoln - Use props effectively, like Margaret Thatcher - Captivate an audience with the first line, like Churchill
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