A Leader's Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech
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A Leader's Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech

How to Deliver a Message and Captivate an Audience

  1. 144 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

A Leader's Guide to Giving a Memorable Speech

How to Deliver a Message and Captivate an Audience

About this book

Expert advice on delivering an unforgettable, stirring talk or lecture!
"Highly readable, immediately useful and deeply enjoyable!" —John J. Nance, Aviation Analyst, ABC World News
"Insights on avoiding panic and other pitfalls, theuseofrhetorical devices, andhow towow audiences from this masterful speaker who has done over 1000 speeches and interviews."
—John N. Kennedy, United States Senator for Louisiana A good leader must be intelligent, charismatic, strong, and inspiring. A good leader must stir passion and instill knowledge in the minds of followers, whether in the field of business, medicine, politics, sports, or entertainment. A memorable speech is a powerful tool for demonstrating leadership and inspiring listeners for years to come. You can give a stirring, memorable speech, and be seen as a real leader, and Donald J. Palmisano can help you. Here Palmisano shares proven tips on delivering an inspiring and motivating speech. Drawing from his popular seminar at Tulane University School of Medicine and over 1, 000 speeches and interviews, Dr. Palmisano teaches readers how to:

  • Use rhetorical devices effectively
  • Stay on message
  • Practice delivery
  • Glean lessons from great speeches of powerful leaders from the past, such as Cicero, Winston Churchill, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Ronald Reagan
  • Organize speeches to emphasize the message
  • Weave in stories that are unforgettable
  • And more!


If you are a professor or teacher, if you are a CEO or manager, if you are thinking of running for office or trying to raise money, then A Leader's Guide to Giving a Memorable Speec h belongs on your bookshelf. It's a great gift for anyone with aspirations of teaching, leading, or managing.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Foreword by Tess Gerritsen
  7. Introduction: Why Another Book on Speeches?
  8. Chapter 1: Panic!
  9. Chapter 2: The Four Key Elements of a Memorable Speech
  10. Chapter 3: Aristotle’s Rhetoric
  11. Chapter 4: Learn from Leading Advocates, Now and in the Past
  12. Chapter 5: A Speechwriter’s Playbook
  13. Chapter 6: The Speechwriter’s Toolbox
  14. Chapter 7: Libraries as a Resource
  15. Chapter 8: Rhetorical Devices Make Speech Soar
  16. Chapter 9: In the Beginning
  17. Chapter 10: Once Upon a Time
  18. Chapter 11: Memorable Speeches of Yesteryear
  19. Chapter 12: Memorable Speeches in Times of Crisis
  20. Chapter 13: Memorable Speeches by Women
  21. Chapter 14: Memorable Speeches from the Web and Movies
  22. Chapter 15: TED Talks
  23. Chapter 16: Experimental Writings as Part of a Speech
  24. Chapter 17: To Project or Not to Project . . . That Is the Question
  25. Chapter 18: A Few Words about the Teleprompter
  26. Chapter 19: All Good Things Must Come to an End
  27. Chapter 20: Equipment for Practicing Speeches and Recording for Social Media
  28. Chapter 21: Camera-Ready: Looking Your Personal Best
  29. Chapter 22: The Ever-Ready Two-Minute Speech about You
  30. Chapter 23: How to Get an Invitation to Speak
  31. Notes
  32. Index
  33. Acknowledgments