The well-spoken woman Your guide to looking and sounding your best
Book - 2011
"In this must-have guide, one of the nation's premier speech coaches, Christine K. Jahnke, details the practices and techniques of successful women to help all women mprove their presentation and public speaking skills. With access to her expertise, you'll learn how to present your best self in forums from PTA meetings to TV studios, conferences to classrooms, boardrooms to YouTube. Jahnke has advised First Lady Michelle Obama, provided speaker training to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, and coached corporate CEOs and more women elected officials than any other trainer. In The Well-Spoken Woman, Jahnke shares stories of trial and triumph to answer the questions: "how did she do it?" and "What can ...I learn from her?"--Publisher's description.
- Subjects
- Published
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Amherst, N.Y. :
Prometheus Books
2011.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Physical Description
- 355 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-330) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781616144623
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Part 1. The Whole you
- Chapter 1. The Well-Spoken Woman Persona
- Chapter 2. The Confidence Conundrum
- Part 2. Maximize Body Parts
- Chapter 3. The Voice: Your Weakest Link?
- Chapter 4. Stand Up Straight-Like Your Mother Always Said
- Chapter 5. Minding the Message
- Part 3. The Outward Trappings
- Chapter 6. Preplanned Spontaneity
- Chapter 7. Well-Written Is Weil-Spoken
- Chapter 8. Conquering the Camera
- Part 4. The Finishing Touches
- Chapter 9. The Art of Diplomacy: Well-Spoken under Fire
- Chapter 10. The Well-Spoken Sisterhood in Flattering Pants
- Epilogue
- Appendix 1. The Well-Spoken Women Up Close and Personal
- Appendix 2. America's Well-Spoken Women: A Speech Timeline
- Appendix 3. Frequently Asked Questions
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index