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Summary: I didnt even want to give it a half star.
Review: A SNORE!!!! Geez this CD audio set was AWEFUL!! I literaly threw it in the trash as was too embarressed to give it away to anyone knowing I'd spent good money on it. Yes, I bought it or would NOT be able to comment here.
For a speaking aid, it had a huge political agenda to it that I DID NOT appreciate.
Some educational items/lessons are profound and stay with you all your life, there is nothing here that will stay except the VISA bill until you pay it off for this ripoff.
This old lady is a wash...find something current and revelant.
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Summary: An effective program for overcoming your fears...
Review: As part of my Lotusphere preparation, I've been reading 7 Steps To Fearless Speaking by Lilyan Wilder. She's a communication consultant who has coached a number of broadcast correspondents. In this book, she outlines seven steps to take in order to become a more effective public speaker. The seven steps are: Experience Your Voice; Get A Response And Structure Your Thoughts; Establish A Dialogue; Tap Your Creativity; Learn To Persuade; Achieve Your Higher Objective; and Give The Gift Of Your Conviction. It's not a "short-cut" or "quick fix" book, in that she has exercises that you need to work through to get the most benefit from the program. However, if you're willing to work at it and follow the path she lays out, you will emerge as a more confident and composed speaker when you find yourself called upon to speak in front of a group.
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Summary: An effective program for overcoming your fears...
Review: As part of my Lotusphere preparation, I've been reading 7 Steps To Fearless Speaking by Lilyan Wilder. She's a communication consultant who has coached a number of broadcast correspondents. In this book, she outlines seven steps to take in order to become a more effective public speaker. The seven steps are: Experience Your Voice; Get A Response And Structure Your Thoughts; Establish A Dialogue; Tap Your Creativity; Learn To Persuade; Achieve Your Higher Objective; and Give The Gift Of Your Conviction. It's not a "short-cut" or "quick fix" book, in that she has exercises that you need to work through to get the most benefit from the program. However, if you're willing to work at it and follow the path she lays out, you will emerge as a more confident and composed speaker when you find yourself called upon to speak in front of a group.
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Summary: I've gone from a wimp to a warrior when it comes to speaking
Review: I am a professional women living in New York City, where people think, talk and act fast. After reading Ms. Wilder's book, I can hold my own with the best of them.
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Summary: right on target. excellent for a pro or a novice. buy it
Review: I have thoroughly enjoyed the portions of this book that I have read. It is succint. It is useful. It is a help for people who are comfortable in front of groups as well as for people who want to improve the way they connect with their listeners.
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Summary: Bunch of useless tips for fearful speakers
Review: I purchased this book expecting a book that would ease my anxiety of public speaking, and Ms Wilder certainly "claims" in her introduction that this book is to help you become less fearful, but the tips actually are for speakers who are ALREADY fearless but just need to improve their speech skills: For example: Get immediate response from audience. You know, the last thing I want to do in a presentation is further prolong it by asking what they think of it. My plain goal, Ms Wilder, is just to complete a mediocre if dull presentation WITHOUT anxiety, not get responses from my audience and so forth. I can hardly find any good books on stage fright. They either don't help at all or are off the subject.
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Summary: Bunch of useless tips for fearful speakers
Review: I purchased this book expecting a book that would ease my anxiety of public speaking, and Ms Wilder certainly "claims" in her introduction that this book is to help you become less fearful, but the tips actually are for speakers who are ALREADY fearless but just need to improve their speech skills: For example: Get immediate response from audience. You know, the last thing I want to do in a presentation is further prolong it by asking what they think of it. My plain goal, Ms Wilder, is just to complete a mediocre if dull presentation WITHOUT anxiety, not get responses from my audience and so forth. I can hardly find any good books on stage fright. They either don't help at all or are off the subject.
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Summary: This book will build your confidence in speaking.
Review: I recommend this book as one of your first books to read on public speaking along with Simply Speaking by Peggy Noonan. 7 Steps is more complete and more like a text book to read. Wilder is a writer that uplifts you and encourages you rather than talking down to you like some other speach books by well known authors. Interestingly, the book begins and ends with your voice as an instrument of vocal production. Most other speech book writers don't address how to make your voice sound better. They take the: "Live with it approach." Great singers practice and practice on the sound itself. Why not speakers. May be they don't know any better or their publisher says: "too complicated." This author knows but does not overwhelm you. One speaking book was so hard to follow on vocal production I had to set it aside for a while. Wilder made the exercises so easy to follow that I was not overwhelmed. Most of the book is about developing a content filled speech and then how to deliver it. This book will build your confidence in speaking.
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Summary: This book will build your confidence in speaking.
Review: I recommend this book as one of your first books to read on public speaking along with Simply Speaking by Peggy Noonan. 7 Steps is more complete and more like a text book to read. Wilder is a writer that uplifts you and encourages you rather than talking down to you like some other speach books by well known authors. Interestingly, the book begins and ends with your voice as an instrument of vocal production. Most other speech book writers don't address how to make your voice sound better. They take the: "Live with it approach." Great singers practice and practice on the sound itself. Why not speakers. May be they don't know any better or their publisher says: "too complicated." This author knows but does not overwhelm you. One speaking book was so hard to follow on vocal production I had to set it aside for a while. Wilder made the exercises so easy to follow that I was not overwhelmed. Most of the book is about developing a content filled speech and then how to deliver it. This book will build your confidence in speaking.
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Summary: Speak with conviction. - Get 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking
Review: It was thrilling to read a review from halfway across the globe and realize that 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking is achieving its purpose. I designed the program so that you can "be your own coach" either alone or in a group. The steps are simple but the results are powerful. Many of my students have started the program with one aim - to merely survive the next time they have to talk to their boss, or stand up in class, or pitch a client, or give a toast at a wedding. Many end up actually seeking out speaking opportunities. I wanted to share what they and I have learned over the years. This is the age of communication, and we all spend our days talking. You may be a homemaker or a heart surgeon - or both! You deserve to speak without fear, whether you're talking to the PTA or a packed convention hall. I wrote 7 Steps to Fearless Speaking to help you do that, and to help you discover your hidden talents. Experience has taught me that everyone has an important contribution to make to this dialogue we call life!
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