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    Speak E-Z: The Abbreviated Guide to Public Speaking
    Speak E-Z: The Abbreviated Guide to Public Speaking
    Speak E-Z: The Abbreviated Guide to Public Speaking
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    Speak E-Z: The Abbreviated Guide to Public Speaking

    By Todd R. Logan

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    The purpose of Speak E-Z is to provide an abbreviated guide for individuals wanting a grounded and comprehensive resource to help improve their public speaking skills. As such, Speak E-Z is laid out as an easy-to-read book focused on preparation, content, and platform skills. The book is designed to give the reader the essential skills in public speaking and provides tips throughout to enhance these skills.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateJul 31, 2012
    ISBN9781449756604
    Speak E-Z: The Abbreviated Guide to Public Speaking
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    Todd R. Logan

    Todd R. Logan has been an adjunct professor for two universities, where he teaches public speaking to both undergraduate and graduate students. Todd has been in the training arena, where he has trained thousands of sales representatives on presentation and selling skills. He has been in the pharmaceutical industry for over twenty-five years. Prior experience includes the airline industry, where he served as a customer service manager. Todd enjoys writing and researching to enhance workshops for both work and class. He is an active member of the St. Andrew parish, where he serves as a lector to one of the largest congregations in the Philadelphia archdiocese. In his free time, Todd is an avid cyclist and runner. He is blessed with a supportive wife and two grown children. He and his wife reside in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

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      Speak E-Z - Todd R. Logan

      Copyright © 2012 by Todd R. Logan.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      ISBN: 978-1-4497-5660-4 (e)

      WestBow Press rev. date: 07/23/2012

      Contents

      PREFACE

      INTRODUCTION

      I

      Preparation

      II

      Content

      III

      Platform Skills

      PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:

      THE THREE PS

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      PREFACE

      You have the ability to be a dynamic public speaker. Each of us can develop the skill set necessary to deliver an effective presentation. For some, public speaking seems to come naturally. For others (most of us!), the skill set is more dormant and needs to be refined. If you sharpen the saw and practice the tips of this abbreviated guide, no matter how much you fear public speaking, you can develop and deliver an impactful presentation!

      This guide is a compilation of my 30 years in the business world with extensive experience in public speaking. This guide to public speaking was born out of a need I saw while teaching graduate and undergraduate students as an adjunct professor at two universities. The number

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