Winning the Room: Public Speaking Skills for Unforgettable Storytelling

by Jonathan Pease

Overview

Storyteller Skills for Speeches, Pitch Meetings, and Everyday Life 

“Raw, funny and hugely practical—JP shares insights and secrets from decades of helping an incredible range of people tell their story with confidence and style. Now you can too.”—Adam Spencer, Australian comedian, media personality and prolific author

Transform into a powerful public speaker that audiences love! For entrepreneurs, creatives, or anyone who needs to communicate authentically with their audience, Winning the Room is the public speaking book for you.

Win in every room. Cultivate an authentic connection with your audience, no matter what. Conquer your public speaking fears, learn how to be likable, how to present for work, how to give compelling pitch meetings, and how to be a person who wins through highly effective communication techniques. Winning the Room teaches public speaking skills applicable to everybody, in any situation.  

Become a great public speaker with guidance from an expert. Do you get nervous before a presentation? Do you find yourself rambling and losing your point? In Winning the Room, award winning creative and communications director, thought leader, and author Jonathan Pease (JP) uses road-tested techniques to take you on a fun, yet practical journey to becoming a fearless storyteller people buy from—emotionally and financially.

In Winning the Room, find:

• A tight, actionable, and memorable system for how to build trust and be great at different types of public speaking moments
• How to turn nervous energy into passion and charisma that people engage with
• How to apply these skills to various settings like keynotes, pitch meetings, presentations, and everyday conversations with friends and family

If you liked Cues, Everyday Business Storytelling, or Your Story Well Told, you’ll love Winning the Room. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684811236
Publisher:	Mango Media
Publication date:	10/24/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	303
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Jonathan Pease (JP) is a highly respected Creative Director and communications expert with over 25 years in the marketing industry. After starting his career at the world-famous agency at BBDO, he returned to Australia in 2003 to found, grow, and sell Tongue, now trading as the Australian office of top global agency, AKQA. 

These days, JP runs the marketing consultancy Delorean, is the Publisher of Oyster Magazine, and is the Chief Creative Officer at Overheard. JP also writes and directs feature films, ads, and other content, and was even awarded Best Director for his short film, Two Bites, at the Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival in 2018. A philanthropist, JP is a founding member of Australia’s leading investment conference, Sohn Hearts & Minds, which has donated $30M to medical research and set up an associated investment fund, HM1 (now valued at +$1BN). During his career, JP has worked with some of the most influential global brands, including Nike, Disney, Coca Cola, Chanel, and M&M Mars, spoken at events such as Vivid Sydney and REMIX, has been featured on Australia's Next Top Model, and has worked with speakers to refine their eight minute pitches, including Ray Dalio, Dan Ariely, Howard Marks, Mike Cannon-Brookes, and Andrew Denton. 

The Indelible Pitch is JP’s debut book. He received his Master of Business from Sydney University and his bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Technology Sydney / AdSchool. He currently lives in Australia, dividing his time between Sydney and Byron Bay with his wife Maddison and their four children—Kingston, Ripley, Ocean and Lumi.

Read an Excerpt

From the Foreword

We live in a world where it’s no longer ok to win… unless of course it’s followed by ‘together.' Collaboration, partnership, and cooperation have become the buzz words of success. No matter what the field of endeavour. With so many Easy As and token trophies being passed around, one could easily be led to believe that competition, and the notion of winning vs. losing, is dead.

Truth be told, only a very few get to win. Someone, not necessarily with a better idea, product, or passion, influences their audience, leaving the rest to dream another day.

Sounds harsh, and it’s definitely at odds with popular culture…but it’s human nature. Universal and always, and it’s happening wherever you care to look - boardrooms, classrooms, waiting rooms, break rooms, and even bedrooms!

This book is full of tips, techniques and fundamentals, all road tested, to help anyone get ahead.

Done right, it will feel like you and your audience have won together.

Table of Contents

Contents

Foreword

• Chapter 1 – Introduction

Part One: Fundamentals – Defining and Refining Your Winning Style

• Chapter 2 – Taking Control Early
• Chapter 3 – Putting Your Audience on Notice
• Chapter 4 – A Fresh Look at Eye Contact
• Chapter 5 – Reading the Room
• Chapter 6 – Pacing, Pausing and Timing
• Chapter 7 – Body Language and Movement
• Chapter 8 – Getting Them Talking
• Chapter 9 – Voice Modulation
• Chapter 10 – Gear Changing
• Chapter 11 – Throwing High Balls

Part Two: Techniques – Helping You Win More Often

• Chapter 12 – Creating Chemistry
• Chapter 13 – Setting the Moral
• Chapter 14 – Eradicating Small Talk
• Chapter 15 – Gotta Get Physical
• Chapter 16 – Tight Loose
• Chapter 17 – PERP
• Chapter 18 – Sign posting
• Chapter 19 – Build Back
• Chapter 20 – Drumroll
• Chapter 21 – Windy Road

Part Three: Practical Application – Workbook Section

• Chapter 21 – People Are Pattern Makers
• Chapter 22 – Move the tone of the room
• Chapter 23 – Say More with Less
• Chapter 24 – Overselling (How to Stop Being Needy)
• Chapter 25 – Generosity Matters
• Chapter 26 – Rehearsing

• Chapter 27 – Conclusion

Appendix 1: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Appendix 2: Further Reading and Resources