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Anybody Recommend A Good Product On Public Speaking?

by JasonParker
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Anybody recommend a good product on public speaking?
#good #product #public #recommend #speaking
  • Profile picture of the author ajsmith
    Hi Jason,

    I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for, but here's a pretty good affiliate program, as well as a great resource for public speaking: Online Speeches, Instant Speeches From Speech Writers..

    Here's another excellent public speaking resource, it's actually a membership site, but it's only $5 or so for the first 30 days. You can find it here:
    Amazing Public Speaking
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  • Profile picture of the author bobsstuff
    The BEST public speaking "product" is Toastmasters. http://www.toastmasters.org/ You learn to speak in front of actual people and you learn things to do and things to avoid while speaking
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  • Profile picture of the author PowerWealth247
    Sent you a PM, hope it is helpful.

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  • Profile picture of the author severt
    My eBook at NO more speaking fear | Speak with confidence!

    Wow, my home made Analytics software just saw that a Canadian guy referred from this forum was trying to click the orderlink but it didn't work

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  • Profile picture of the author Bruce NewMedia
    Paul Evans has an excellent and reasonably priced course called Instant Speaking Success. Its not just about developing speaking skills but also marketing skills for your talks. It's at Public Speaking
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  • Profile picture of the author kevinw1
    If you actually want to learn public speaking yourself, as opposed to looking for something to sell, I second Bob Hale re Toastmastes. Public speaking is one of those things you have to physically get up and do, in public, in order to learn it. You can't learn it from an ebook, videos, or audios.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tom Dean
    Toastmasters is great another is Corporate Training, Leadership Training, & Sales Training from Dale Carnegie Training® just navigate to the Public Speaking courses/seminars.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Silvester
    Hi Jason,

    Do you want to learn how to speak in public or
    do you want to sell from the stage?

    There is a massive difference...

    If you want to sell from stage...as a platform closer you need
    to get your hands on Joel Bauer's training. Love him or hate him
    he is the best in the industry.

    I have his Profit Point 1 and Profit Point 2 and its awesome.

    I dont know if you can buy his stuff without attending a seminar
    that he is speaking at but you can find out more from his website.Joel Bauer - Infotainer - Speaker Trainer

    Hope that helps,

    Michael Silvester
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    • Profile picture of the author Nightengale
      Originally Posted by Michael Silvester View Post

      Do you want to learn how to speak in public or
      do you want to sell from the stage?

      There is a massive difference...
      I second that! There are LOTS of great resources out there to help you learn to speak. Toastmasters and The National Speaker's Association have been around a long time and are the de facto industry standards.

      But you'll have to look a bit harder to learn to speak to sell. Find someone who has done it and learn from them. If they haven't done it themselves and want to offer advice, IGNORE it!

      Tom Antion is a good resource, as already mentioned. I know this through speaking with others who have been his customers only. I have no personal experience with him.

      You'll also want to check out Joe Sabah. He has a speaking course designed to teach you how to speak to sell. He's the real deal and a great guy. I've spoken with him and bought from him before. He's very successful doing what he's doing and he's very approachable and encouraging and has great customer service. You can't go wrong with any of his stuff.

      You can see his speaking course here: Speak for Fun and Profit

      Good luck!

      Michelle
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      • Profile picture of the author MaskedMarketer
        Originally Posted by Michael Silvester View Post

        Joel Bauer's training
        Originally Posted by markquinn View Post

        www.JohnChilders.com is the name that instantly came to mind for me.

        Most of the big guns like Mandossian, Mark Victor Hansen, Tom Antion, etc. swear by him. You can see testimonials from them and a ton of other big names on his SpeakingSystem.com page.
        Mandossian, Hansen, Robert Allen, John Childers, Eben Pagan, Joe Polish- they learned from Bauer. Before I buy and speaker or trainers stuff (on speaking) i would want to see them do it first and suggest the same to the OP.
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  • Profile picture of the author Will Edwards
    Here's a free one for you ...

    Free eBooks - Personal Development Books - Master Resale Rights & PLR

    (Bottom-Left)

    You might be able to use it in your squeeze page etc.

    Cheers

    Will
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  • Profile picture of the author Justin Michie
    You could also look up Tom Antion - he's got a lot of his expensive courses on eBay for cheap...
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  • Profile picture of the author Paul Hartunian
    Hi Jason,

    I have a lot of resources at my Professional Speakers website.

    Regards,
    Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author Lee McIntyre
    Hi Jason

    I can't recommend a product BUT I do have some advice. Ring up your local school and explain that you're a local business person and that you'd like to volunteer your services to come in as an outside speaker.

    Sharing what you know, while stood at the front of a class full of students, is an excellent way to build your confidence and develop you skills.

    Before becoming a teacher I was terrified of any form of public speaking, but now it comes very naturally and it doesn't worry me at all. Give it a try and you'll be impressed by the results.

    I hope this helps

    Lee McIntyre
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    • Profile picture of the author Don Wright
      I think joining your local Toastmasters is the way to go. Doing so allows you to:

      • Actively practice
      • Listen to other speakers
      • Receive constructive feedback
      The best practice is doing.
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    • Profile picture of the author learnmore
      Lee,
      I had thought of this for a long time but never did it. It's just fantastic idea. Another variation on this could be to go to local library and offer to speak on "How to use Internet for Seniors?" or something like that. Let people ask you questions and voila free public speaking exercise.

      If English was one's second language, one could even ask the attendees to give feedback on the speaking skills at the end of the presentation (may be in person or in the forum of anonymous written feedback).
      Originally Posted by Lee McIntyre View Post

      Hi Jason

      I can't recommend a product BUT I do have some advice. Ring up your local school and explain that you're a local business person and that you'd like to volunteer your services to come in as an outside speaker.

      Sharing what you know, while stood at the front of a class full of students, is an excellent way to build your confidence and develop you skills.

      Before becoming a teacher I was terrified of any form of public speaking, but now it comes very naturally and it doesn't worry me at all. Give it a try and you'll be impressed by the results.

      I hope this helps

      Lee McIntyre
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      • Profile picture of the author Floyd Fisher
        The two best are toastmasters and Dale Carnegie. You can't go wrong with either one.
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  • Profile picture of the author naruq
    Increasing Your Presentation Power. Go to Les Brown :: Motivational Speaker, Best Selling Author, Entrepreneur, Radio & Television Celebrity, Philanthropist
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonParker
    Thanks for all the resources and great advice everybody.

    "Hi Jason

    I can't recommend a product BUT I do have some advice. Ring up your local school and explain that you're a local business person and that you'd like to volunteer your services to come in as an outside speaker.

    Sharing what you know, while stood at the front of a class full of students, is an excellent way to build your confidence and develop you skills.

    Before becoming a teacher I was terrified of any form of public speaking, but now it comes very naturally and it doesn't worry me at all. Give it a try and you'll be impressed by the results.

    I hope this helps

    Lee McIntyre"

    Really? I was just thinking the other day that you were a natural and that I could never talk like you on a video or mp3.

    I thought you probably got a lot of confidence in the classroom, but I had you figured for a guy who probably always had no problem speaking in front of groups.
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    • Profile picture of the author Lee McIntyre
      Jason - I was an absolute nervous wreck when it came to speaking in front of any kind of group before becoming a teacher. At the start of my training course I had to teach a class to my peers - I didn't sleep for a week and the prospect of standing in front of 30 people felt worst than almost anything I could imagine.

      I threw myself in headfirst and quickly got over my nerves, but it was like scaling a personal Everest.

      I almost guarantee that I was more nervous about public speaking then than you are now, and that in itself should hopefully give you confidence

      Cheers!

      Lee McIntyre
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      • Profile picture of the author JasonParker
        Originally Posted by Lee McIntyre View Post

        Jason - I was an absolute nervous wreck when it came to speaking in front of any kind of group before becoming a teacher. At the start of my training course I had to teach a class to my peers - I didn't sleep for a week and the prospect of standing in front of 30 people felt worst than almost anything I could imagine.

        I threw myself in headfirst and quickly got over my nerves, but it was like scaling a personal Everest.

        I almost guarantee that I was more nervous about public speaking then than you are now, and that in itself should hopefully give you confidence

        Cheers!

        Lee McIntyre
        That's really encouraging Lee.

        I'll think about what you said when I start doubting I can do it before I even try.

        Thanks pal.

        Jason
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  • Profile picture of the author carlos_a
    Your question is missing information.Please be more specific.
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  • Profile picture of the author Quentin
    I Agree with Bob. The best course is to actually do it with Toastmasters. There are also many other groups you can join.

    I did mine last year and my skills and confidence have increased greatly.

    It is the sort of thing you can read about but until you actually do it then you wont really be good at it.

    Here are a few tips though to get you started.

    10 Tips For Public Speaking Toastmasters | mp3soundstream.com

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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Singletary
    Fred Gleeck has some free ebooks that are sold on Amazon that might be helpful for the cost of an email address. I haven't looked at it in awhile and don't remember much about it but it may not hurt to check it out.

    Information Product Marketing Expert - Fred Gleeck

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  • Profile picture of the author JimWood
    Tom Antion is the greatest. I am told that Mark Victor Hansen has actually taken some of his classes. Of course Mark Victor is the Co-Author of "Chicken Soup For The Soul" series.

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  • Profile picture of the author dave830
    A good Fred Gleeck product on speakingI've found is:
    Speaking For Millions - Fred Gleeck - The Product Guru and King of Content

    super specific, practical, without the fluff...
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    I don't have anything to offer, but have a great day anyway!

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  • Profile picture of the author andrewharrison
    Go with the First.. The ONE AND ONLY. Dale Carnegie. Amazing STUFF!
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  • Profile picture of the author Ed Stas
    1. Join Toastmasters to develop a speaking habit (or force yourself to speak at work, etc)
    2. Buy a good book on NLP to minimize the fear/phobia
    3. Learn how to develop great speech support. A beautiful presentation is half the battle.
    4. Study good speakers! (it amazes me how this one gets left off od som many lists). Buy Tony Robbins videos and just watch how that guy performs. His message may be junk, but he sure can talk effectively.
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  • Profile picture of the author archivefive
    Dan Kennedy has some public speaking products too.
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  • Profile picture of the author Craig Fenton
    Hi Jason:

    My latest project is on speaking/writing/self-confidence, with E-Book, audio, email, and phone coaching. I'm a professional writer/author/public-speaker and former radio personality. I have a Warrior Special Offer going:
    http://www.warriorforum.com/warrior-...pen-voice.html

    Obviously for Warriors and Non-Warriors money back guarantee.

    Please feel free to ask anything!

    Thanks!
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    • Profile picture of the author Ram
      First, join Toastmasters. Actually speaking before others is better than any book or course. It will get you used to public speaking and quell any fears.

      Then go for specialized training, such as Joel Bauer's stuff.

      Then get out there and get going and get better.

      Ram
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  • Profile picture of the author dalvia
    I like Step UP and Speak, but I'm bias

    Public Speaking Training | Presentation Skills | Speak without Fear | Persuasive Speech Topics | Step Up and Speak | Dale Mercer

    Hope it helps,
    Dale
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  • Profile picture of the author Randy Bheites
    Two good books:

    Public Speaking for DummiesPublic Speaking for Dummies by Malcolm Kushner

    In The SpotLight, Overcome Your Fear of Public...In The SpotLight, Overcome Your Fear of Public... by Janet E. Esposito
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  • Profile picture of the author BizBooks
    youtube/ google video has some good videos to start you off!

    went to toastmasters-- it was very good.

    i'm sure that dale carnigie is better--- but nothing beats the cost of toastmasters!
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas Wilkinson
    Fear of public speaking turns out to be the number one phobia. Its far and
    away greater than snakes, spiders, suffocation, etc. I was like Lee. I knew
    that sooner or later I'd be in front of a classroom. I was so terrified I signed
    up for every college course on public speaking they'd let me take. Finally I
    was ready for the Dale Carnigne. The ONLY way I know to learn it is to DO IT.
    I set a goal to get up in front of at least two groups a week even if it was
    only five people. I will NEVER be a gifted speaker but I'm fairly good at it and
    if I am suddenly called upon to speak in front of a group I don't hit the panic
    button. JUST DO IT. I once spoke to an auditorium full of about 5,000 people
    and they actually applauded when I was finished. Hardly anybody in there
    knew that without my glasses I could only see the first three rows anyway.

    Tom
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  • Profile picture of the author HeySal
    One thing a lot of the leading public speaking experts have in common is that they learned from Dale Carnagie. You should be able to his books online - they might have videos now, too - and I know some of the top universities still have Carnagie classes or know where they would be held locally. There was a time you couldn't get into public speaking unless you had Carnagie on your resume.
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  • Profile picture of the author RebelConsultant
    I don't know if you are still looking, but my observation on public speaking is that the underlying issue is often not having a good presentation to speak to. 'Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs' is a great book.
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  • Profile picture of the author JasonParker
    Funny this is my post from almost 2 years ago that got bumped...

    Since this post I have spoken on stage in front of over 100 people. That was nerve wracking, but I mainly just focused solely delivering content.

    I don't have any nerves when it comes to calls and webinars, but in person on stage was pretty tough.

    That was in March 2009 though. Think I would be more comfortable now.
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