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Turn any presentation into a landmark occasion

“I love this book. I’ve followed Humes’s lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now.”—Chris Matthews, Hardball

Ever wish you could captivate yourboardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in hismost memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than lifebefore your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearinga top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, you can master presentation skills, wowyour audience, and shoot up the corporate ladder by unlocking the secrets of history’sgreatest speakers.

Author, historian, and world-renowned speaker James C. Humes—whowrote speeches for five American presidents—shows you how great leaders through theages used simple yet incredibly effective tricks to speak, persuade, and win throngsof fans and followers. Inside, you’ll discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered theuse of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuatedher most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could wineven the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more.

Whetheryou’re addressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you’ll want to masterthe tips and tricks in Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln.