Dr. Wood's book,Teach Public Speaking to Anyone! A Building Block Approach, is the recipient of the Arizona Book Publishing Association's Gliph Award for Best "How To" Book.
Dee Dees, DTM, Past International Director, Toastmasters International, says,
"A great resource for Toastmaster's speech classes, or anyone who wants to master effective communication on any level. Its building-block approach will help anyone ease their way into public speaking."
Listen in your car as you drive to and from work. Master this material and you will be in command of what it takes to persuade as you inform.

Tracks:
  1. Introduction                                                         7. Make Them Feel Important.
Part I: Your Opening.                                            8. Help Them Remember.  
  2. Make Them Want to Listen.                          Part III: Your Conclusion:
Part II: THe "Body" of your presentation.       9. A Powerful Close.        
  3. Help Them Believe.                                       Part IV: How They See You
  4.Make Them Understand.                                  10. Your Delivery & Your Image.
  5. Make Them Enjoy.
  6. Make Them Sense.
 
 
Dr Milton Wood is a professional trainer and award winning speaker who has spoken to all levels of government and industry, He combines a background of high-level management, experimental psychology and Instructional Technology to bring a state-of-the-art approach to the crafting and delivery of powerful verbal presentatios. Dr Wood is a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) and a State of Arizona District 3 contest winner. 
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Practice expressing the same thoughts using different words. This minimizes memorization, builds flexibility of expression, and reduces forgetting.

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Use PowerPoint, overheads, or flip charts. Expand upon each "bullet" in a conversational manner. Use these monster notes to reduce your fear of forgetting.

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Rehearse your presentation to discover roadblocks—redesign to eliminate them. Look for problems like hard-to-remember names, poor verbal bridges, or a less-than-logical flow of ideas.

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Practice out loud so you can become  accustomed to hearing your voice. Find a  private place for your early efforts and give the speech to your spouse or family after refinement.

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Apply rehearsal techniques that reduce anxiety such as the use of memory hooks, pictorial cues, easy-to-read notes, numbered pages and tape recordings.

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Build a public-speaking simulator and give imaginary speeches. Use a makeshift lectern, Obtain feedback from an audio or video recorder, and paste pictures of "listeners" on a wall. Experiment!

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 Use stories and anecdotes to reduce your fear  of  forgetting. Stories are easily remembered,  entertaining and hold the power of analogy.

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 Prepare scripts or notes that are easy to read by using features like larger point size, double spacing, numbered pages, and delivery notes.

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Don't be overly concerned if you can't recall  details of your presentation just before speaking. Memory often depends upon one idea cueing the next.

Here are some sample ProGuides from  the Kindle ebook on "How to Manage Your Public Speaking Anxiety.
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