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Summary: Everyone Should Read
Review: Everyone who has ever given a speech, done a presentation, interviewed for a job, or tried to convince a recalcitrant boss to do something, will benefit from Working the Room. What I love about this book is that it offers tangible, useful advice--step-by-step guidance on how to prepare for your star turn. Working the Room is succinct and well organized so readers will find it an easy-to-use reference guide. By analyzing famous speeches and recounting funny stories from his 17-year career as a speech coach, Morgan makes his points admirably.
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Summary: Turbo Charging Your Presetation Skills
Review: Finally, a truly great book concerning the art/craft of public speaking. If you heard advice like "picture the audience in their underwear", then you owe it to yourself to read "Working the Room". In this insightful and eminently useful text, Nick Morgan explodes the myths of bad speech-making and crafts a better mousetrap.Morgan's central theme is that the the only reason to give a speeach is to "change the world". According to the author, a speech is not a collection of information rather it is a forum to showcase the unique passion of the speaker to sway hearts and minds in the audience. Morgan takes the reader through a thorough process of crafting a speech, rehearsing it, and rendering it to an audience in an entirely new and effective way. I guarantee that you will never think of giving a presentation the same way again. Hint: It has nothing to do with the quality of your PowerPoint. Morgan's style is first rate. Filled with useful insights and stories, the book is lazer precise, witty, and absolutely right on time. No fuzzy thinking here. Just solid advice from a unique perspective. It's also an excellent length. It isn't too short and at the end, like many great reads, it leaves you wanting more! If you are a person who presents on a regular basis or even if you are a neophyte looking to hone your speaking skills, there is only one book to buy and that's "Working the Room."
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Summary: Turbo Charging Your Presetation Skills
Review: Finally, a truly great book concerning the art/craft of public speaking. If you heard advice like "picture the audience in their underwear", then you owe it to yourself to read "Working the Room". In this insightful and eminently useful text, Nick Morgan explodes the myths of bad speech-making and crafts a better mousetrap. Morgan's central theme is that the the only reason to give a speeach is to "change the world". According to the author, a speech is not a collection of information rather it is a forum to showcase the unique passion of the speaker to sway hearts and minds in the audience. Morgan takes the reader through a thorough process of crafting a speech, rehearsing it, and rendering it to an audience in an entirely new and effective way. I guarantee that you will never think of giving a presentation the same way again. Hint: It has nothing to do with the quality of your PowerPoint. Morgan's style is first rate. Filled with useful insights and stories, the book is lazer precise, witty, and absolutely right on time. No fuzzy thinking here. Just solid advice from a unique perspective. It's also an excellent length. It isn't too short and at the end, like many great reads, it leaves you wanting more! If you are a person who presents on a regular basis or even if you are a neophyte looking to hone your speaking skills, there is only one book to buy and that's "Working the Room."
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Summary: Too Long
Review: Great points made but the author takes the long road to get to every point. This book should have been about 100 pages. You get the feeling while reading this that the author had to reach a certain word quota. If you have the time or like "wordiness", this book is for you. Otherwise, stay away.
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Summary: Turbo Charging Your Presetation Skills
Review: I tend to hate business related books. They are usually boring and trite. Someone whom I respect and who had hired Nick Morgan gave me this book. To my surprise, I found it insightful, easy to read and very thought provoking. I am about to buy it for two friends who need it and who I hope will find it as useful as I did.
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Summary: A Very Valuable Read
Review: I tend to hate business related books. They are usually boring and trite. Someone whom I respect and who had hired Nick Morgan gave me this book. To my surprise, I found it insightful, easy to read and very thought provoking. I am about to buy it for two friends who need it and who I hope will find it as useful as I did.
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Summary: Well worth the price
Review: Nick Morgan has a way with words. His book takes the presentation process and breaks it down into understandable chunks. He takes one of the scariest things a person can do, speak in front of an audience, and holds your hand through each step. Afraid to speak? Dr. Morgan has a suggestion. Want to know how to read your audience? It's in this book. Curious about how to boil down your message for the 'elevator talk'? This is your source. This book is a must for anyone who has given, or plans to give, a presentation. My favorite part is the way he describes the content structure of a speech using 5 classic stories. If you want to make a memoriable, successful speech, you need to know what these story structures are...boy meets girl, quest, revenge, stranger, and rags to riches. How do you use them to prepare a great talk? well, I guess you'll have to let Dr. Morgan tell you. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Powerful, practical, proven principles on public speaking
Review: Nick Morgan nails it. No one working with people can achieve much of anything without the ability to communicate effectively. "Working the Room" is an artful blend of theory and story that shows how to develop a message and deliver it. Very useful are the analyses of speeches and speaking styles of great orators from the past as well as contemporary sources. These historical references give context to how the nature of the stand?up presentation has changed from podium oratory to up?close and personal relationships via the media. According to Morgan, speakers need to connect with their audiences "kinesthetically" a blend of word, action and commitment. "Working the Room" contains solid advice on developing the speech, choreographing the speech, and rehearsing the presentation to get everything just right. And unlike many other books on this topic, Morgan addresses the need to listen to the audience and react accordingly in order to connect with impact and meaning. Morgan begins Working the Room with a quote from a speechwriter who postulated the only reason to give a speech was to "change the world." There is no better advice to give to any speaker in any environment. For anyone who cares about the power of the spoken word, either as speaker or writer, this book is a must?read and a must?have. I heartily recommend "Working the Room."
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Summary: Communication Made Easy
Review: Nick Morgan, in a book that's direct and easy to read, provides tools for empowerment in public speaking. He is clearly an expert, and his book is truly fascinating and enlightening. When I began to read this book, I was unsure of where my weaknesses in communication existed. Beginning with the introduction, I quickly learned how to achieve the results I was looking for with confidence and ease, and my effectiveness in communication has improved beyond measure. I would recommend this book to anyone who feels even the slightest bit uncomfortable with presentations or professsional interaction, and I feel lucky to have found it myself.
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Summary: A STIMULATING, INSIGHTFUL, VALUABLE BOOK!
Review: The author introduces the idea of developing a kinesthetic connection with the audience by using opportunities for making intellectual, emotional, and even physical contact. The book provides specific strategies to help presenters prepare, rehearse, and master the art of giving speeches that challenge thinking and spark action. STERN'S MANAGEMENT REVIEW finds this a stimulating, insightful and valuable work.
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