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    Talk To Compel
    Talk To Compel
    Talk To Compel
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    Talk To Compel

    By Philippa Davies

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    A fun and practical guide to talking, to give you confidence, credibility and authority.

    Online we are talking more than ever, with many of us choosing to pod or video cast. How we sound will determine whether people listen and welcome our influence.

    Philippa Davies, author, has trained Prime and cabinet ministers, global chief execs and Olympics coaches. She teaches you:

    -how your voice works and how to control it
    -how to talk like a television newsreader
    -how to keep people listening
    -how to use compelling words
    -how to fit speech techniques to the specific impact you wish to make.

    Supported by video and blog, this workshop-in-a-book is vital if you want to give the best and most coherent impression of yourself to others.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPhilippa Davies
    Release dateSep 18, 2011
    ISBN9781465731098
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      Talk To Compel - Philippa Davies

      TALK TO COMPEL

      by Philippa Davies

      Copyright 2011 Philippa Davies

      Smashwords Edition

      License Notes.

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you 're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      PART ONE: HOW TO SOUND COMPELLING

      Chapter One: How Can I Control My Voice?

      Chapter Two: What Makes People Sound Confident?

      Chapter Three: Could I Read The Television News?

      Chapter Four: Are There Secrets To Keeping People Listening?

      PART TWO: HOW TO USE COMPELLING WORDS

      Chapter Five: What's A Sound Bite?

      Chapter Six: There's Something I'm Not Getting...

      Chapter Seven: Does Conversation Have Rules?

      Chapter Eight: How Can My Words Grip People?

      INTRODUCTION

      Hello there and welcome to Talk to Compel.

      These days many of us need to fight a battle on and offline – a battle for attention from others. Now you may be lucky enough to find yourself in high demand much of the time. Perhaps you possess a value many people want, like scarce information, power, wealth or beauty.

      Where this is the case, you can stop reading now...

      But if you're like the rest of us, then you'll be trying to get seen and heard. Indeed online, with podcasts, teaching videos and social media conversation all growing rapidly, the 'heard' part may be more important than ever.

      Successful broadcasters like Oprah Winfrey and web teachers like Jon Morrow know this. With pleasant and informal ways of talking, they have voices we want to listen to. We go back to hear them again and again.

      And while the web is awash with marketing advice on what your content should be, there is little advice on how to deliver it. Even though we all know some voices sound reassuring, interesting or uplifting, it is difficult to discover how to create these effects. Having run a speaking skills company for

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