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  • Wink

  • Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence
  • By: Don Colliver
  • Narrated by: Don Colliver
  • Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Wink

By: Don Colliver
Narrated by: Don Colliver
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• Do you struggle to connect when you communicate?

• Are you gripped by the fear of failure as you prepare to deliver a presentation?

• Do you worry that you don't have the charisma to truly move your audience?

In Wink, you will learn to communicate more deeply and effectively than ever before through authenticity, listening, and play: the secrets of clown! Whether you deliver status updates at work, plan to lead a wedding toast for your best friend, or simply communicate on a day-to-day basis, Wink: Transforming Public Speaking with Clown Presence will help. In Wink, Blue Man, touring theatrical clown, and professional speaker Don Colliver explains simple, practical, research-based tips for preparation, nervousness, perfectionism, humor, and more.

But don’t let your typical clown associations scare you! Clown presence is a heightened, specific state of interpersonal communication, springing from vulnerability, authenticity, and the joy of connection—and Wink is your definitive guide.

• Present more confidently, compellingly, and effectively, even in front of the most challenging audiences.

• Learn the clown secrets of presence and connection with actionable techniques combined with enthralling anecdotes from under the spotlight.

• Partner with your audience so they find you more likable, warm, and engaging.

• Respond easily to technical hiccups, unexpected questions, and other presentation surprises.

• Streamline your rehearsal time and transform stage fright into excitement.

• Conquer perfectionism, and learn how imperfection is the key to getting your audience on your side.

Use the power of clown presence today to connect more deeply with your audience and more successfully communicate your message!

©2022 Don Colliver (P)2022 Don Colliver
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"This book is a breakthrough, a powerful tool for anyone who cares enough to give a speech or presentation." (Seth Godin, author of This Is Marketing)

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truly unique and profound perspective

It's ironic to me, how alone I have felt in a crowd, when all eyes are on me. Through the lense of clown I have made sense of this loneliness as a lack of connection. In Wink you are given tools to transcend the chilling gaze of attention into the warm embrace of connection. Highly recommend.

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Easy to consume and profoundly interesting book

Don Colliver, the author of Wink, delivered the audiobook in a perfectly clear, concise, and passionate way. This is an easy to consume and profoundly interesting book about Public Speaking. It’s only about 2h 23m, but it contains lots of practical ideas, interesting personal Clown stories, his actionable 5 P’s of Clown Presence that can be applied to public speaking. I particularly enjoyed the part about creating a pattern and then surprisingly breaking that pattern – a very unique perspective that I have never thought about before.

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Not just for those wishing to become adept public speakers

Not just for those wishing to become better public speakers, the concepts presented apply to anyone seeking deeper personal connections.

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