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Essential guide for diverse public speaking events.
Whether you're a seasoned orator or newly stepping onto the podium, the Speaker's Lifetime Library is your treasure trove of inspiration. It's meticulously organized to help you find just the right words for any occasion. A resource that grows with you, it could become as essential to your public speaking as your own voice.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
Speaker's Lifetime Library
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ISBN: 9780134965307
Publisher: Prentice Hall Direct
Date of Publication: 1997-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 7 readers)
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Loaded with definitions, quotations, anecdotes, interesting facts, and memorable dates, this book has something for everyone. Stop wracking your brain for the right words and cross-checking every encyclopedia, dictionary, and thesaurus you can find. With the Library you get four books in Speaker's Reference Guide - definitions, quotations, anonymous aphorisms, anecdotes, and facts on 150 different subjects from Accounting to Youth; Apt Comparisons - metaphors, symbols, synonyms, and antonyms for over 1,000 words; Day and Date Book - a day-by-day catalog of important holidays, birthdays, historical happenings, and more, complete with over 1,500 related openers; Special Occasion Book - short model speeches for 57 special occasions, from accepting an award or making an introduction to giving a eulogy or toasting a wedding.
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Essential guide for diverse public speaking events.
Whether you're a seasoned orator or newly stepping onto the podium, the Speaker's Lifetime Library is your treasure trove of inspiration. It's meticulously organized to help you find just the right words for any occasion. A resource that grows with you, it could become as essential to your public speaking as your own voice.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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