An estimated 99 percent of what we say is impromptu, which is defined as without preparation or advance thought. This book helps you learn both basic and advanced skills in solving communication challenges that range from apologies and meetings to introductions and eulogies.
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Anne Cooper Ready and Ready for Media have been an invaluable source in turning speaking engagements into opportunities to communicate." -- Edward Roski Jr., Chairman and CEO, Majestic Reality Co. and Co-owner, Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angels Kings, and the Staple Center
"I taught Anne everything she knows about saying a few words in a TV interview. She took it from there." -- Regis Philbin, LIVE with Regis and Kelly
"What Anne taught me improved my effectiveness in media communication considerably..." -- Spencer Johnson, M.D., author of One-Minute Manager and Who Moved My Cheese?
"I taught Anne everything she knows about saying a few words in a TV interview. She took it from there." -- Regis Philbin, LIVE with Regis and Kelly
"What Anne taught me improved my effectiveness in media communication considerably..." -- Spencer Johnson, M.D., author of One-Minute Manager and Who Moved My Cheese?
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Seize Communication Chances,
By Craig L. Howe "The Pointed Pundit" (Darien, CT United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Off the Cuff: What to Say at a Moment's Notice (Paperback)
Perhaps the number one criterion for professional advancement is the ability to communicate.
Clearly, it is the third "C" in any relationship, following closely behind chemistry and compatibility. Much of what we say is spontaneous. To help readers build confidence for these moments author Anne Cooper Reader, a writer and communications coach, offers a checklist of "Cs" to muster their confidence. Be: * Concise - Audiences appreciate brevity. * Conversational - Practice dropping your plugs naturally, without overdoing them. * Careful - Sound bites take on a life of their own. * Candid - Simple honesty is refreshing in today's world of spin. * Cogent - Before you begin, decide what you want to accomplish. Then go for it. * Convincing - To compel, your speech must make sense. * Confident - Fake it if you have to. Be prepared and rise to the occasion. * Clear - Logic makes the case. * Compassionate * Cool * Calm * Collected * Compelling - Touch each audience member with your voice. * Consistent - This is crucial. * Credible * Controversial - If it serves the greater purpose, use it. * Charismatic Anne Cooper Ready provides readers with strategies, tips and tactics to navigate the shoals when they are asked to give a few words and not given a lot of time to prepare.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
What to say on the spot and when the spotlight is on you,
By Rebecca Clement "Publisher, Soundview Executi... (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Off the Cuff: What to Say at a Moment's Notice (Paperback)
Fear of public speaking still outpaces an individual's fear of death, but talking in public is a necessary requirement of any professional at sometime in their career especially when you consider that 99 percent of what people say at any given time is unprepared. Writer and communications coach Anne Cooper Ready provides useful tips and strategies in her book titled "Off the Cuff." Soundview recommends this read because it's an excellent guidebook that's designed to help the reader gather and convey their thoughts in a direct, yet motivating and entertaining matter when put on the spot. The author provides both the basic and advanced skills to help deliver an immediate, compelling statement with little advance notice. "Off the Cuff" is one of those rare books that it's better to have read and not need - as opposed to need and not read.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
terrific,
This review is from: Off the Cuff: What to Say at a Moment's Notice (Paperback)
A really good guide to what to say in those stark moments when I usually bite my tongue.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
"Public speaking is listed as American's number-one fear, before death at number five, and loneliness, weighing in at number seven." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, Yogi Berra, Academy Awards, Regis Philbin, American English, George Bush, Marian Evans Cross, Peggy Noonan, President Ronald Reagan New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
"Public speaking is listed as American's number-one fear, before death at number five, and loneliness, weighing in at number seven." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Los Angeles, United States, Yogi Berra, Academy Awards, Regis Philbin, American English, George Bush, Marian Evans Cross, Peggy Noonan, President Ronald Reagan New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 18
books:
See all 18 books this book cites
- The Strategy of Meetings by George David Kieffer in Front Matter, page 168, and page 230
- The One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard on page 25, and page 231
- Romeo and Juliet (Simply Shakespeare) by William Shakespeare on page 103
- Romeo And Juliet (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Saddleback Classics) by William Shakespeare on page 103
- No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai on page 232
See all 18 books this book cites
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
