Move the Crowd: The Art of Influencing People Through Public Speaking

By L. David Harris

American comedian Jerry Seinfeld said there was once a survey conducted cataloguing the worst and deepest fears of a particular group of people. Number 2 on the list was the fear of death.

Number 1 was public speaking.

“That means a majority of people would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy,” to paraphrase Seinfeld’s joke.

You may have picked this book up for a number of reasons. Maybe you’re going to make a big speech at a wedding, family gathering, work meeting or elsewhere. Maybe you just want a boost to your self-confidence and make yourself a more charismatic speaker.

You could just be a really big fan of my work, perhaps.

Regardless of what it is, thank you for choosing Move the Crowd: The Art of Influencing People Through Public Speaking. In this book, we’ll get to the root of the problem that causes the fear of public speaking, increase your positive thinking, give you exercises to fine tune your voice and presence and much more!

By the time you finish Move the Crowd: The Art of Influencing People Through Public Speaking, you will feel more at ease and comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups alike.

There’s nothing to fear speaking in front of people, and my hope as we go through the finer points of public speaking together is to ease those fears and bring out a more confident you.

The hardest part of change is getting started, so let’s not waste any more time!

• Language: English
• Publisher: L. David Harris
• Release date: Nov 19, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310002724

L. David Harris

L. David Harris is a commissioning editor, public speaker, voiceover artist, freelance writer, cartoon mash-up/infographic artist, and author with almost 20 years of professional experience. His passion is to use words and technology responsibly as effective agents of change, the world over. As such, he considers any contribution he makes in these ways, a privilege.

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Move the Crowd: The Art of Influencing People Through Public Speaking

by L. David Harris

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Glossophobia 101

Quick Fear Fighters

Better Body Language

Take a Deep Breath

Warming Up

Unique New York

Rehearsing The Right Way

Who Are You Talking To?

Don’t Over Prepare

Keep Calm and Speak On

Speaking Scenario: Accepting Awards

Speaking Scenario: The Eulogy

Speaking Scenario: Professional Brief

Speaking Scenario: Sales

Speaking Scenario: Introducing Speakers

Speaking Scenario: Diverse Audiences

When Stage Fright Strikes

The Orator Hall of Fame

Conclusion

Special Thanks

Big shout to my literary alter ego, Adam, who helps me to get some of my secular ideas into print while I continue to work hard on my spiritual books. He makes DavidWritesALot.com a more efficient machine.

Introduction

American comedian Jerry Seinfeld said there was once a survey conducted cataloguing the worst and deepest fears of a particular group of people. Number 2 on the list was the fear of death.

Number 1 was public speaking.

That means a majority of people would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy, to paraphrase Seinfeld’s joke.

You may have picked this book up for a number of reasons. Maybe you’re going to make a big speech at a wedding, family gathering, work meeting or elsewhere. Maybe you just want a boost to your self-confidence and make yourself a more charismatic speaker.

You could just be a really big fan of my work, perhaps.

Regardless of what it is, thank you for choosing Move the Crowd: The Art of Influencing People Through Public Speaking. In this book, we’ll get to the root of the problem that causes the fear of public speaking, increase your positive thinking, give you exercises to fine tune your voice and presence and much more!

By the time you finish Move the Crowd: The Art of Influencing People Through Public Speaking, you will feel more at ease and comfortable speaking in front of small and large groups alike.

There’s nothing to fear