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Also by James C. Humes:

Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln, May 2011
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SPEAK LIKE CHURCHILL, STAND LIKE LINCOLN
By: James C. Humes

21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers

Three Rivers Press
May 2011
On Sale: April 23, 2011
224 pages
ISBN: 0761563512
EAN: 9780761563518
Hardcover
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Turn Any Presentation into a Landmark Occasion Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearing a top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, you can master presentation skills, wow your audience, and shoot up the corporate ladder by unlocking the secrets of history's greatest speakers.

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

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All Things Considered - March 31, 2011