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Chapter 16: Show Me the Money!Always Get Paid; Critical Error #1-Stop Thinking You Are Kevin Costner!; Helpful Hint #1-Start Thinking You Are the Karate Kid!; Helpful Hint #2-The Key to Big Money ... Think Small!; Helpful Hint #3-Find a Mentor; Chapter 17: The Ultimate Fair-Weathered Friend; You Are in the Business of Helping People; Chapter 18: Finding a Promoter; Chapter 19: You Expect Me to Pay How Much?; Chapter 20: One Page, Many Requests; Your Brief Bio; What They Will Learn in the Keynote; Booking Information (who to contact); Chapter 21: Risk Minimizers; Case Study #1; Case Study #2 Dump the Music StandsSome Things Just Don't Compute; Screen Placement; Memorizing Your Presentation; Chapter 4: Crank It Up!; What Determines Your Rate; What Is That Truth?; Chapter 5: Body Language; The Leveler; The Placater; The Blamer; The Computer; The Distracter; Put it All Together; Chapter 6: How Thick Is Your Skin?; Chapter 7: The Art of Giving Feedback; Seminar / Workshop Speakers; Keynote Speakers; Chapter 8: How's Your Credit?; How to Avoid Living in a Van Down by the River; The Insultingly Obvious Questions; Advice Only Works if You Use it; Can I Not Have This Dance? Hey! Look at my Ferrari!!!I Already Know About You; You Didn't Kill Yourself; Next!?; Don't Be L.A.M.E.; What Level is This?; Chapter 9: How's Your Energy?; I Don't Mean to Pop Your Bubble; Chapter 10: The Controversial Truth about Selling from the Stage; "How Much Is Too Much?"; Features; Benefits; Chapter 11: How Powerful Are Your Points?; The 3 Worst Things in Your Slides; Chapter 12: Putting It All Together; I Won't Just Wing It; The Evolution of Spontaneity; Push Through the Dip; Part 2: On Camera; Chapter 13: Interviewing Skills; Be the Hostess with the Mostest If you look at the trends of over 30 years ago in fashion, technology, architecture, and any other industry, what was cutting edge back then has become clich and grossly out of date now. But in the speaking industry, most people get up and still walk, talk, and sound like the 1980s motivational speakers of yesteryear. The Book on Public Speaking takes a head-on approach and challenges the status quo for business leaders that speak in front of their staff, board of directors, and the public. After reading this book you will be privy to the most current methods for speaking to an audience for maximum impact in todays more sophisticated and skeptical culture. If you are the type of business leader who has achieved a level of success in life and feel compelled to share your story with the world, dont lessen that impact by imitating out-dated speaking techniques. Instead, break the mold of the speaker clich and tap into a speaking style that is authentic, packs a punch, and leaves the audience wanting more Intro; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Special Thanks; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1: Are You the Next Great Speaker?; What Does It Take to be Great?; How Great Do You Really Need to Be?; All Public Speakers are Broke; #1. Become a Specialist; #2. Become a Published Author; Part 1: On Stage; Chapter 2: How to Begin a Presentation; Once Upon a Time ... ; Hold On, Let Me Stall; Chapter 3: Setting the Stage; Approachability from Stage; Perception Becomes Reality; To See or Not to See, That isn't Really the Question; Hello, Is This Mic On?; The Stage; Center Piece or Centered Peace? You Are Their First ImpressionDon't Get Lazy; Dig Baby Dig!; Yes or No, That isn't the Question; The Best Interviewers Have the Best Butts; Who's Late for the Party?; Chapter 14: Guest Skills; Know Your Outcome; Raising Your Profile, Gain Credibility; Selling Your Products; The Best Guests Have Some Amazing Butts, Too!; Make the Host's Job Easy; Look Me in the Eyes; Chapter 15: Lights, Camera, Action!; Through the Looking Glass; Show Me Some Cheese; Is There Something in Your Eye?; Don't Look Down; Who is This 'Everyone' You Keep Talking About?; Get Grounded; Part 3: Behind The Desk
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