Speak with Impact

How to Command the Room and Influence Others

By: Allison Shapira

Narrated by: Allison Shapira

When you know what to say and how to say it, people listen. Find your powerful voice, and step into leadership. Speak with impact.

Every day, you have an opportunity to use your voice to have a positive impact -- at work or in your community. You can inspire and persuade your audience -- or you can distract and put them to sleep.

Presentation styles where leaders are nervous, ramble, and robotic can ruin a talk on even the most critical topics. As your performances become weak, your career prosects start to dim. To get ahead and make an impact, you need to deliver well-crafted messages with confidence and authenticity. You must?sound?as capable as you are.

Public speaking is a skill, not a talent. With the right guidance, anyone can be a powerful speaker. Written by former opera singer turned CEO and TEDx speaker Allison Shapira, Speak with Impact unravels the mysteries of commanding attention in any setting, professional or personal.

Whether it’s speaking up at a meeting, presenting to clients, or talking to large groups, this book’s easy-to-use frameworks, examples and exercises will help you:

• Engage your audience through storytelling and humor
• Use breathing techniques to overcome stage fright
• Strengthen and project your voice by banishing filler words/uptalk
• Use effective body language and build your executive presence
• Compose a clear message and deliver confident, authentic presentations

Learn to conquer fear, capture attention, motivate action, and take charge of your career with?Speak with Impact.

Who, Me? Present? Yes, You!

Presenting doesn't have to be a talent, I us a skill that you can learn. Allison gives great ideas and techniques... And,, please,, Don't make your PowerPoint text tiny!!!

Great for any type of Speech

beginner level tips to advance. Easy for anyone to understand. Great listen also the speaker aka the author is very well spoken and easy to understand very soothing voice but still loud enough to hear while doing the dishes with it on speaker. Her voice stays with you for days which is very nice so that you actually learn what she is teaching because you remember. Anyways very great listen enjoy.

This Book is Amazing!!!

Speak with Impact is filled with practical advice stemming from interesting stories of the authors life and lessons she learned in her public speaking career. These stories give examples of how and why the advice works while at the same time keeping your full attention after hearing each story I was eager to apply the advice and couldn't wait to hear where her life went next that would lead to her next lesson. This book is a must read for all who want improve in public speaking.

Thank you for writing this book and sharing your life with us Allison!

Decent pubic speaking primer

Although not perfect, this has some solid advice for beginning public speakers. I may recommend it to people working on improving their public speaking skills.

words do have impact

this book is definitely a book I will continue to go back too. it will help improve my speaking techniques thanks