Product Description

-Your alma mater asks you to say a few words at an upcoming fundraising dinner
-You've won an employee award and will have to give a short acceptance speech at the ceremony
-Your parents are celebrating their 50th anniversary, and you'd like to make a toast at their party

Everyone's counting on you to sound polished, to be prepared, to speak with savvy-in short, to give a speech that's as memorable as the occasion itself.

Don't dread these invitations to speak. Instead, learn to prepare clear, concise, and engaging speeches that will live up to your audience's expectations and match the mood of the occasion.

Award-winning corporate speechwriter Joan Detz offers solid advice for tackling this nerve-racking task-with pointers, tips, and trade secrets that will help you make the most of every speaking opportunity.

Clearly written and fun to read, this invaluable guide provides all the practical advice and encouragement you need to deliver a winning speech.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #579828 in Books
• Published on: 1991-06-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 182 pages

Review
"...helped me to speak better. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to use words well." -- Norman Vincent Peale

"Let me say a few words about Joan Detz: Her books are great." --Roger Ailes, top presidential and corporate communications consultant, and author of You Are the Message

"Can you Say A Few Words? by Joan Detz has helped me to speak better. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to use words well." --Norman Vincent Peale
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About the Author
Joan Detz, author of How to Write & Give a Speech, is a leading speechwriter for senior executives. Previously on the faculty of New York University's Business and Management Program, she now lectures on public speaking around the country.

Customer Reviews

Can You Say A Few Words?
This book is well written (in easy-to-use segments) and it's loaded with really practical information. You'll get great advice that's truly useful - whether you have to speak at a meeting, present an award, give a eulogy, make a wedding toast, whatever. In particular, the section on 'handling tough questions' is worth its weight in gold (it's perfect for anyone facing a job interview!).

Also, the book has a huge section on 'overcoming nervousness'. I've never seen such helpful information in any other public speaking book.

Re-usable Quotes
This book has many quotes and short statements which I find very useful, some are rather humorous. However, depending on which region or country you are from, many of the quotes in the book cannot be use as it will become "offensive" and rude in that context. These quotes or words are very skewed towards American context. Steven Lim (RSTN) Singapore.

FEW WORDS
I AM NOT FINDING THIS BOOK AS HELPFUL AS I THOUGHT I WOULD.