Say It in Six: How to Say Exactly What You Mean in Six Minutes or Less [Paperback]

Ron Hoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1996

A guide for speaking in business situations and in daily life shows how to make speeches quickly and efficiently using a "high wire" structure that begins each talk with a bang and closes with a bid for cooperation. By the author of I Can See You Naked.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0836210417
• ISBN-13: 978-0836210415
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #46,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #49 in Books > Business & Investing > Skills > Running Meetings & Presentations

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Start a revolution in your company!, April 18, 2000

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Art (Milwaukee, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Say It in Six: How to Say Exactly What You Mean in Six Minutes or Less (Paperback)

I spend a LOT of (wasted) time in meetings in my company. Most meetings go off on tangents. When I hold my own meetings, I'm adamant about keeping them efficient. This book tells you in no uncertain terms how to limit what you say in the meeting to only what is important to your audience--and how to say it in only six minutes. That leaves the rest of your meeting time to reach consensus, and hopefully get everyone out of the meeting and back to work before the end of the day. I began analyzing problems with meetings immediately, and I intend to apply the principles in this book to my next meeting. Even better, this book is concise--I read it in less than six hours. You will not be wasting your time buying this book! It's going to become my meeting bible.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Save time, money and sanity through shorter meetings, August 12, 2004

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Richard Frantz Jr. (Cheshire, CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Say It in Six: How to Say Exactly What You Mean in Six Minutes or Less (Paperback)

Mr. Hoff make's the point that most meetings are a waste of time and they are a waste because people don't come to the point.

Further, you can say almost anything worth saying in 6 minutes. And he proves it by timing how long it takes to recite his first chapter and coming in at 6 minutes and a couple of seconds, while clearly making his point.

If you can get your point across, clearly and forcefully, succinctly then you should. The amount of time wasted in excessive verbiage is staggering.

Step one to improving productivity by saving time in meetings and presentations is realizing there's a problem. Step two is figuring out how to shorten a presentation to make it more effect (not just shorter). Step three is motivating people to apply step 2.

This is a concise book on how to give a concise, effective, presentation.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" For Anyone In Sales!, December 28, 2006

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Christopher Harrower (Lancaster County, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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I teach a seminar on reaching the Motorcoach Travel Industry, and I make it a point to hold up a copy of Ron's most excellent book at every session, and encourage every attendee to purchase a copy for themselves. I can't endorse this book enough...in an industry populated with the "seven minute appointment" format for conventions, "Say It In Six" is just about flawless for proper preparation to sell in this marketplace. Highest possible recommendation!