Before You Say Anything
How to Have Better Conversations, Love Public Speaking, and Finally Know What to Do with Your Hands
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Angie Flynn-McIver
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Having a hard time getting your voice heard in meetings? Does the idea of public speaking make you want to hide under the table? Do you dread difficult conversations or feeling put on the spot? Learn the secret to unlocking confident and effective communication, whether you’re talking to one person or 1,000!
We have all had those moments that haunt us in the wee hours of the night: the times we could have spoken up and didn’t, and the times we spoke up and it went badly. It can feel like those experiences are inevitable, but communication coach Angie Flynn-McIver is here to share the time-tested three-part process she uses with her clients.
The communication scenarios we find ourselves in vary widely, but the process Flynn-McIver shares will apply no matter where you are: presenting a report to the C-suite, giving tough feedback to a colleague, or even negotiating a curfew with your teenager. Flynn-McIver and her team of coaches have honed this method over more than 15 years of coaching thousands of clients in fields as varied as accounting, consulting, the ministry, education, politics, and the arts.
Before You Say Anything describes a new and innovative approach to connecting, creating results, and feeling confident about how you communicate. You’ll understand why you’re speaking, how to support your message with your body language and voice, and how to practice so that you’re ready for the big speech and the off-the-cuff opportunity.
This entertaining audiobook gives you a speaking coach right in your pocket. Flynn-McIver’s light, warm style feels like she’s there cheering you on, offering timely advice on when, how, and why to speak up. The audiobook is packed with stories, case studies, client examples, and direct suggestions on exactly how to improve your communication skills. No need to wait: You can test out each element of the process with specific exercises at the end of each section. Buy Before You Say Anything today.
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- By Travis Goff on 09-27-22
By: Caroline Goyder
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Simply Said
- Communicating Better at Work and Beyond
- By: Jay Sullivan
- Narrated by: Jay Sullivan
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 524
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 447
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 433
Simply Said is the essential handbook for business communication. Do you ever feel as though your message hasn't gotten across? Do details get lost along the way? Have tense situations ever escalated unnecessarily? It all comes down to communication. We all communicate, but few of us do it well. From tough presentations to everyday transactions, there is no scenario that cannot be improved with better communication skills. This book presents an all-encompassing guide to improving your communication.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everyone who presents or is in a sales position should read this book!!
- By Ben Daughdrill on 12-04-17
By: Jay Sullivan
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Make Noise
- A Creator's Guide to Podcasting and Great Audio Storytelling
- By: Eric Nuzum
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 81
Make Noise brings all the wisdom, advice, practical information, and big-picture thinking that any individual or business needs to make a successful podcast. He identifies core principles - such as create empathetically, i.e., think like the audience listens, and stay focused on what’s unique to you and what you have to say. He helps listeners come up with a “Ten Word Description” that will guide them throughout the creative process and then gets into how-tos - how to develop character, story, voice, and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent, thought provoking.
- By William Scott on 09-05-20
By: Eric Nuzum
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Ditch the Pitch
- By: Steve Yastrow
- Narrated by: Steve Yastrow
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 210
In today's world, customers don't want to hear sales pitches, but many salespeople still rely on them. In this breakthrough audiobook, Steve Yastrow, founder of a successful business strategy consulting firm, asks us to throw out everything we've been taught about pitching to customers. His advice: "Tear up your sales pitch and instead improvise persuasive conversations."
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2 out of 5 stars
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A bad strawman pitch on why pitching doesn't work
- By Jeff Gibbard on 01-09-21
By: Steve Yastrow
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You've Got 8 Seconds
- Communication Secrets for a Distracted World
- By: Paul Hellman
- Narrated by: Paul Hellman
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
Every day at work, people do three things: talk, listen, and pretend to listen. That's not surprising when you consider that the average attention span has dropped to 8 seconds. To break through, says high-stakes communications expert Paul Hellman, you need to focus on your audience, be slightly different, and deliver with finesse.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I gave him 7200 seconds!
- By Hyytekk on 08-02-19
By: Paul Hellman
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Good in a Room
- How to Sell Yourself (and Your Ideas) and Win Over Any Audience
- By: Stephanie Palmer
- Narrated by: Judith Brackley
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 72
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Story4 out of 5 stars 72
Business consultant and former MGM director of creative affairs Stephanie Palmer reveals the techniques used by Hollywood's top writers, producers, and directors to get financing for their projects and explains how you can apply these techniques to be more successful in your own high-stakes meetings.
As Palmer has found, the strategies used to sell yourself and your ideas in Hollywood not only work in other businesses, they often work better.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Much Too General to Be Useful
- By Coldmountain on 05-22-15
By: Stephanie Palmer
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- Anonymous User
- 11-14-21
Finally
Angie delivers clear information for all the roles we face in our lives: parent, panel moderator, speaker, meeting presenter, attendee. When it’s our turn to step up to the communication plate, we can remember Angie’s voice reminding us of our intent and be prepared to serve. Excellent. Thank you!
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