Working With Words - Rae A. Stonehouse

'p'Forrest Gump is known for having said 'strong''em'Life'/em''/strong' is 'strong''em'like'/em''/strong' a box of chocolates. It occurred to the author in a dream one night, that life is more like a bowl of strawberries.'/p''p'More precisely, 'strong''em'public speaking'/em''/strong' is like a bowl of 'strong''em'strawberries'/em''/strong'. 'nbsp;'/p''p'A few strawberries, freshly picked off the plant and immediately eaten, can be 'strong''em'delicious.'/em''/strong''/p''p'A 'strong''em'bushel'/em''/strong' basket of them sitting in front of you with the expectation you had to eat them, 'strong''em'here'/em''/strong' and 'strong''em'now'/em''/strong', 'strong''em'wouldn’t'/em''/strong' be.'/p''p'But what about a nice 'strong''em'strawberry sundae'/em''/strong' or a 'strong''em'good-sized'/em''/strong', 'strong''em'mouth-watering'/em''/strong' portion of strawberry shortcake?'/p''p'When it comes to public speaking, there are times when 'strong''em'fewer'/em''/strong' words are 'strong''em'better'/em''/strong'.'/p''p'There are times we are 'strong''em'bombarded'/em''/strong' with a speaker telling us 'strong''em'everything'/em''/strong' they know about a subject.'/p''p'There’s too much to absorb… so we 'strong''em'tune out'/em''/strong'.'/p''p'Then there is the 'strong'strawberry shortcake'/strong' of presentations.'/p''p'This is where the speaker 'strong''em'whets'/em''/strong' your appetite, gives you 'strong''em'just'/em''/strong' enough of a serving that you are close to being full and leaves you 'strong''em'wanting '/em''/strong'more.'/p''p''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.'/p''p'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.'/p''p'The book explores the following public speaking strategies:'/p''ul''li'The Language of Speaking'/li''li'Improving Your Descriptive Powers'/li''li'Using Vocal Variety to Make Your Presentations Come Alive'/li''li'Using Gestures for a Powerful Speech… and much more!'/li''/ul''p''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.'/p'