Give Great Presentations
“There are always three speeches for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.”
—Dale Carnegie
In This Chapter
- Why speeches are still important.
- Look at good and bad speech examples.
- See a sample introduction and use the checklist.
- See a systematic approach to develop and deliver great oral presentations.
- Check out surefire tips to make your words both effective and dynamic.
The speech—simple delivery of the spoken word to a person or group—sometimes seems like a dinosaur in the Jurassic Park of modern communication methods.
Plain old voice power is ancient ...
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