{"product_id":"9780134193861","title":"A Novice's Guide to Speaking in Public: 10 Steps to Help You Succeed in Your Next Presentation... Without Years of Training!","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book has one simple goal: to help you succeed in your next presentation or speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou \u003ci\u003edon’t\u003c\/i\u003e need decades of training to achieve this goal. You \u003ci\u003edon’t\u003c\/i\u003e need the eloquence of Lincoln or Churchill or Martin Luther King. You just need to learn and practice 10 simple rules…and \u003ci\u003ewe mean simple\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Lawrence Faulkner helps you apply basic truths about human nature and nonverbal communication to get your audience on your side, and \u003ci\u003ekeep\u003c\/i\u003e them there–from the moment you walk on stage to the moment you leave. You’ll learn how to prepare well, enter with confidence, own your space, and deliver a message that is clear and powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eNervous?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Of course you are! Everyone is. But Faulkner shows how to make your fears serve you, not immobilize you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eImagining the worst?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Everyone does. But, as Faulkner shows you, those disasters just won’t happen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eMade a mistake?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Everyone will. But you can move right past it, like it never happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther public speaking books aim to make you brilliant…and they fail. This book aims to make you very good: better than most speakers. That’s a goal you can achieve–and with Faulkner’s help and a little practice, you \u003ci\u003ewill\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical, simple ways to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Keep your language simple \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Make your fears work for you \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Prepare a conversation, not a speech \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Walk with purpose and confidence \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Make and keep eye contact \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Own your speaking and your space \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Ignore your mistakes and keep going \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Stop worrying about worst-case scenarios \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Finish strong \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Know when to ignore the rules \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Pearson FT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022156841200,"sku":"9780134193861","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780134193861_p0.jpg?v=1763641433","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780134193861","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}