| Contents |
Co-questioning and empathetic outreach -- Online vs. In-person public speaking -- Proficient online delivery -- On getting invited to speak -- Structure you can rely on -- Launch your creativity with good research -- Their thoughts and your thoughts -- Secret sauce: questioning tactics -- Spice in the sauce: empathetic outreach -- Put it all together : a new, dynamic model for executive public speaking -- Interview to gather particulars -- Write inside out -- Put a face on it, tell a story -- Speaking online to major community audiences -- Online speaking to smaller, more interactive audiences -- Create smooth transitions -- Sharpen your writing -- A "show" within a show -- Be flexible -- In good humor-further examples -- Be true to your "voice" -- The end (of your speech) -- Wisdom of the ages -- Anatomy of a speech -- Be well introduced -- Co-focus your opening -- Techniques for good in-person delivery -- Eliminate ums, uhs, and ahs -- Personalize your delivery -- Q&A dynamics -- The unfriendly, perhaps hostile audience -- Get useful audience feedback -- Community outreach as strategy -- Unique "leaderly" opportunities -- What program chairs look for -- A "rollout" -- Interviews: what conference organizers look for -- Serving on a panel -- Another perspective on panels -- The commencement address -- More ceremonials -- Again, why give speeches to public audiences? -- Common mistakes in giving a public speech -- Ten "quick tips" to keep in mind -- Use a speechwriter? |
| Abstract |
"Engaging with the community and responding to the needs of the audience are key elements of being an effective executive speaker. This book addresses the videoconference and in-person public speech needs and interests of CEOs, executive directors, owners, presidents, general managers and other leaders reaching out to community audiences at the local, regional or national levels. The author presents a new communication model based on decades of scientific co-orientation and community ties research. It includes a fresh perspective on co-questioning and questioning tactics, and introduces the new concept of empathetic outreach. With 45 chapters of useful tips and advice, this book utilizes anecdotes, examples, testimonials and expert interviews to help guide speakers through various aspects of executive public-speaking"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023008790 |
| ISBN | 9781476691664 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
