Talk Your Way to the Top: How to Address Any Audience Like Your Career Depends On It [Paperback]

Kevin Daley (Author), Laura Daley-Caravella (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 2003 | ISBN-10: 007140564X | ISBN-13: 978-0071405645 | Edition: 1

Field-proven presentation tips and communication skills, from two of today's top corporate coaches

Every business situation is both a presentation and a chance to leave a positive impression. In Talk Your Way to the Top, corporate communications gurus Kevin Daley and Laura Daley-Caravella give readers the know-how to recognize and maximize the opportunities they face throughout the day.

Each chapter represents a specific situation, from running a meeting to disagreeing with the boss, and outlines the steps needed to handle it with poise, skill, and success.

Communication has a tremendous impact on how professionals are judged. Talk Your Way to the Top gives them the skills they need to:

• Know when and where to speak up--versus when to shut up
• Convey passion and make it contagious
• Connect with an audience on multiple levels

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Communication Strategies for Mastering Each Speaking Opportunity--and Always Making a Positive Impression

This book is about people--people like you who have to speak in front of critical listeners as part of their business lives. Since you can't avoid these situations if you want to advance your career, you may as well get good at them. Talk Your Way to the Top introduces you to a number of situations common to everyday business, then details the skills you need to communicate without fear and make the best impression--whether you are speaking to an audience of 1 or 1,000.

Praise for Talk Your Way to the Top:

"Kevin Daley is a giant among speech coaches. Let him be your coach by reading Talk Your Way to the Top. You won't regret it."

--Ken Blanchard, Coauthor, The One Minute Manager® and Whale Done!(tm)

"No one knows as much about the art of presentations as Kevin Daley and Laura Daley-Caravella. Talk Your Way to the Top is a must read if you want to succeed."

--Jack Trout, Author, A Genie's Wisdom

"During my three decades with Merrill Lynch, I was often told that one of my greatest assets was my ability to communicate effectively in all environments. Kevin's Daley and Laura Daley-Caravella's techniques were a major reason why, and I would highly recommend his book to all."

--Winthrop H. Smith, Jr., Former Chairman, Merrill Lynch International

Kevin Daley is one of today's most accomplished corporate coaches. The founder and chairman of Communispond, Daley has provided communications training to over 450,000 business executives throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Laura Daley Caravella has been designing programs and coaching executives for 18 years. Her clients have included Citibank, Coca-Cola, NBC, and numerous other brand-name, global organizations.

About the Author

Kevin R. Daley is the founder and chief executive of the Communispond Division of the Frontline Group and has trained more than 450,000 business executives.

Laura Daley-Caravella has been designing training programs and coaching executives for years. Her clients include Citibank, Coca-Cola, and NBC.

Product Details

• Paperback: 211 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (August 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007140564X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071405645
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #417,576 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Try these techniques now, October 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Talk Your Way to the Top: How to Address Any Audience Like Your Career Depends On It (Paperback)

My career DOES depend on how I talk to an audience! This book was extremely beneficial to me. I present in front of groups all the time and started using some of these techniques, and they paid off beautifully. I also tend to be a hot-head when things don't go my way with my boss. After reading this book, I thought things through first, developed my game plan following the advice in the book and WON my argument, without my boss getting upset or even thinking it was an argument. Excellent.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring! Motivational!, October 15, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Talk Your Way to the Top: How to Address Any Audience Like Your Career Depends On It (Paperback)

This book was great. Some business books provide rote information, can be difficult to get through and hard to pull something out of it. But Talk Your Way To The Top is loaded with interesting stories that helped me relate to similar situations in my business. Since they are stories that everyone can relate to, that makes it easy to put the writer's suggestions to use. I find that I use something from the book everyday. You should definitely read this!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great advice!, December 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Talk Your Way to the Top: How to Address Any Audience Like Your Career Depends On It (Paperback)

I was quite amazed by this book. Let me tell you about myself - I'm a semester away from graduating and entering the workforce (as an engineer). I'm unsure of what to do, I have those gitters about *everything*. How do I talk to the boss, not be embarassed giving a presentation, among everything else racking my brain (e.g. where will I work?). So to me, this book built my self-confidence and told me how to handle special situations, such as business lunches.

I disagree with a previous reviewer that it is an advertisement. Yes, he uses experience to convey the ideas, often in which he made a mistake and learned from it. Of course some would happen at his company, but many others are drawn from his previous jobs. His chapters are short and to the point, with great advice that don't leave you wanting more or ready to stop reading in the middle of a chapter. The book exemplifies his own advice: the quality of the paper, the nice layout, the personal experiences. He's addressing an audience and obviously put a great deal of thought into it.

I loved this book, and its well worth your money.