- Paperback: 200 pages
- Publisher: Politico's Publishing Ltd; 1st edition (11 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1842751093
- ISBN-13: 978-1842751091
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 881,826 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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First edition of 'Speechmaking', the essential guide for all who write or give speeches as part of jobs in politics, business and the civil service, as well as those with a general interest in current events, government and politics.
About the Author
Dr Susan Jones is an international authority on speeches and speechwriting expert for the 2009 BBC2 TV series, The Speaker.
Dr Susan Jones is an international authority on speeches and speechwriting expert for the 2009 BBC2 TV series 'The Speaker' website project.
Dr Susan Jones is an international authority on speeches and speechwriting expert for web project of the 2009 BBC2 TV series 'The Speaker'.
Dr Susan Jones is an international authority on speeches and speechwriting expert for the 2009 BBC2 TV series 'The Speaker' website project.
Dr Susan Jones is an international authority on speeches and speechwriting expert for web project of the 2009 BBC2 TV series 'The Speaker'.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
This is a gem. It's well-researched and authoritative, from someone with top-level experience of speechwriting in politics and business. It's also less dry than other books on the subject, and had me laughing out loud, particularly at the pithy analysis of Tony Blair's speeches. But what really sets it apart is the wide range of examples - Blair, Bush, Clinton, and Brown alongside Bilbo Baggins, Calendar Girls and the Oscars.
After a convincing thesis that speeches are better than presentations, the book provides a a step-by-step guide to producing a speech, a toolkit of techniques, mini-formulas for special occasions and addresses the challenge of how to sound human in the 21st century. It draws on research into communication theory, leadership skills, body language, gender differences, etc. One chapter is for those who write speeches for others.
'Pedantry publishing' has already targeted punctuation, grammar and spelling. This one does the same for speeches and indeed shares the same editor as John Humphrys' 'Lost for Words'. It offers a zero-tolerance approach to rotten speeches and a comforting guide to getting it right. I'd recommend this book even to people who never make speeches. Listening to speeches will never be the same again.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This is a gem. It's well-researched and authoritative, from someone with top-level experience of speechwriting in politics and business. It's also less dry than other books on the subject, and had me laughing out loud, particularly at the pithy analysis of Tony Blair's speeches. But what really sets it apart is the wide range of examples - Blair, Bush, Clinton, and Brown alongside Bilbo Baggins, Calendar Girls and the Oscars.
After a convincing thesis that speeches are better than presentations, the book provides a a step-by-step guide to producing a speech, a toolkit of techniques, mini-formulas for special occasions and addresses the challenge of how to sound human in the 21st century. It draws on research into communication theory, leadership skills, body language, gender differences, etc. One chapter is for those who write speeches for others.
'Pedantry publishing' has already targeted punctuation, grammar and spelling. This one does the same for speeches and indeed shares the same editor as John Humphrys' 'Lost for Words'. It offers a zero-tolerance approach to rotten speeches and a comforting guide to getting it right. I'd recommend this book even to people who never make speeches. Listening to speeches will never be the same again.
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