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Say It Well

Say It Well

Find Your Voice, Speak Your Mind, Inspire Any Audience

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Summary

Whether you're delivering a heartfelt toast or eulogy, giving a presentation at work, or speaking up for change, this comprehensive guide gives you the tools you need to become a confident and compelling speaker, communicator, and leader in your work and in life.

Drawing on the life-changing lessons he learned from his time in the White House, leading speechwriter Terry Szuplat shows you how to:

• Communicate clearly and confidently in any situation
• Create an emotional connection with your audience
• Adopt a new mindset to help overcome your anxieties
• Use the power of storytelling to win over any audience

Full of practical tips, fascinating psychological research and never-before-heard insights and advice from conversations with President Obama, this book will transform the way you approach speaking in public forever.

Reviews

  • For eight years, Terry Szuplat collaborated with President Barack Obama on some of the most impactful speeches of our time. In Say it Well, this gifted speechwriter shows you how your words can change your community, your nation, even the world.
    David Axelrod, Former senior strategist for President Barack Obama and New York Times bestselling author of Believer: My Forty Years in Politics

About the author

Terry Szuplat

Terence Szuplat is one of the world’s leading speechwriters – including spending eight years as one of President Obama’s speechwriters. He is plugged into a vast network of very prominent civil servants and journalists and his consulting clientele includes highly influential business leaders, celebrities and entertainers. He has written essays for The Washington Post, The New Yorker, POLITICO, and numerous other publications; he has appeared live on CTV, CBC, and Fox and in documentaries by HBO and CNN; he has been interviewed by radio shows and podcasts in the US and abroad.
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