Working with Words: Adding Life to Your Oral Presentations

by Rae A. Stonehouse

Overview

Forrest Gump is known for having said <strong>Life</strong> is <strong>like</strong> a box of chocolates. It occurred to the author in a dream one night, that life is more like a bowl of strawberries.

More precisely, <strong>public speaking</strong> is like a bowl of <strong>strawberries</strong>.  

A few strawberries, freshly picked off the plant and immediately eaten, can be <strong>delicious.</strong>

A <strong>bushel</strong> basket of them sitting in front of you with the expectation you had to eat them, <strong>here</strong> and <strong>now</strong>, <strong>wouldn't</strong> be.

But what about a nice <strong>strawberry sundae</strong> or a <strong>good-sized</strong>, <strong>mouth-watering</strong> portion of strawberry shortcake?

When it comes to public speaking, there are times when <strong>fewer</strong> words are <strong>better</strong>.

There are times we are <strong>bombarded</strong> with a speaker telling us <strong>everything</strong> they know about a subject.

There's too much to absorb… so we <strong>tune out</strong>.

Then there is the <strong>strawberry shortcake</strong> of presentations.

This is where the speaker <strong>whets</strong> your appetite, gives you <strong>just</strong> enough of a serving that you are close to being full and leaves you <strong>wanting </strong>more.

<strong>Working With Words: Adding Life to Your Oral Presentations</strong> provides you with the recipe for using words to help you become a dynamic speaker.

Veteran Toastmaster of over 26 years, Rae A. Stonehouse provides sage advice and helpful tips to whet your appetite to become a more dynamic speaker and presenter.

The book explores the following public speaking strategies:

• The Language of Speaking
• Improving Your Descriptive Powers
• Using Vocal Variety to Make Your Presentations Come Alive
• Using Gestures for a Powerful Speech… and much more!

<strong>Working With Words: Adding Life to Your Oral Presentations</strong> is for any speaker or presenter who wants to take their speaking to the next level.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940163994380
Publisher:	Live For Excellence Productions
Publication date:	02/16/2020
Sold by:	Draft2Digital
Format:	eBook
File size:	514 KB

About the Author

Rae A. Stonehouse is a Canadian born author & speaker. His professional career as a Registered Nurse working predominantly in psychiatry/mental health, has spanned four decades. Rae has embraced the principal of CANI (Constant and Never-ending Improvement) as promoted by thought leaders such as Tony Robbins and brings that philosophy to each of his publications and presentations. Rae has dedicated the latter segment of his journey through life to overcoming his personal inhibitions. As a 20+ year member of Toastmasters International he has systematically built his self-confidence and communicating ability. He is passionate about sharing his lessons with his readers and listeners. His publications thus far are of the self-help, self-improvement genre and systematically offer valuable sage advice on a specific topic. His writing style can be described as being conversational. As an author Rae strives to have a one-to-one conversation with each of his readers, very much like having your own personal self-development coach. Rae is known for having a wry sense of humour that features in his publications. To learn more about Rae A. Stonehouse, visit the Wonderful World of Rae Stonehouse at http://raestonehouse.com.