Public Speaking: 50 Lessons on Presenting Without Losing Your Cool (Get The Nerve) - Softcover

Serio Ph.D., Joe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0990021602 ISBN 13: 9780990021605

Publisher: Joe Serio Enterprises, 2015

Synopsis

This book covers how to reduce and manage fear of public speaking, including proper preparation, how to keep the audience’s attention, how to recover from mistakes, how to manage the room, how to take questions, and how to figure out exactly where the fear lies so to move past it. By using all these strategies, you'll take the fear out of all of the what-if scenarios that run through your mind, allowing you to relax and perform naturally. Important speaking tips about appropriate dress, handling a microphone, effectively using a podium, the proper use of humor, understanding the power of the pause, how to finish strong, and more are also discussed.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Joe Serio is leadership trainer and conference keynote speaker who helps people overcome barriers and improve performance. He is the founder of Joe Serio Enterprises (www.JoeSerio.com), Government Leadership Training (GLTtraining.com), and Law Enforcement Development Training (www.LEDtraining.com), through which he provides leadership keynotes, trainings, and retreats to different organizations. He is also the co-founder of The Healthy Dispatcher (www.thehealthydispatcher.com), which provides wellness training to 9-1-1 dispatchers. Dr. Joe holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice with a specialization in Leadership and Organizational Behavior from Sam Houston State University. As part of a unique internship program during graduate school at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Joe was the only American to work in the Organized Crime Control Department of the Soviet national police. During his stay in 1990-91, he conducted groundbreaking research on Soviet organized crime. During this same period (1988-1993), Dr. Joe was the founding director of a summer study program at one of the five law schools in the People’s Republic of China. From 1995-96, he worked as a Moscow-based consultant to the global corporate investigation and business intelligence firm, Kroll Associates. In 1997, he was named director of Kroll’s Moscow office, where he managed a wide variety of investigations across the former Soviet Union and coordinated with Kroll offices around the world. Dr. Joe is the author of the critically-acclaimed book, Investigating the Russian Mafia. He has delivered presentations to global audiences on Russian organized crime and security issues. In the 1990s, he worked in Moscow as a media consultant to The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN, BBC, and other media outlets. He helped produce three documentaries on Russian crime, including for the television program Investigative Reports on A&E. Dr. Joe also served for six years as editor-in-chief of the highly-regarded bimonthly magazine, Crime and Justice International, which distributed to more than 25 countries. From 2013 to the present, Dr. Joe has been delivering conference keynote presentations to businesses, associations, and criminal justice agencies. As a recorded musician, Dr. Serio occasionally brings music to his presentations, using harmonica and guitar to illustrate points pertaining to leadership, time management, organizational skills, and effective communication.

Edition details

• Publisher: Joe Serio Enterprises
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0990021602
• ISBN 13: 9780990021605
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 132