Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers [Paperback]

Lois Phillips (Author), Anita Perez Ferguson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2003

In Women Seen and Heard, experienced public speakers share their wisdom on how to get ready for and deliver dynamic presentations, whether to co-workers or managers, small groups and formal audiences or at community and political events. This indispensable book covers all you need to know including how to: overcome stage fright and be yourself, shift from a subjective to a more strategic approach when planning your speech, enliven presentations with anecdotes from your culturally diverse background, build on gender differences --like women's conversational skills--at the podium, and capitalize on your life experiences to gain credibility as the voice of authority.

Editorial Reviews

Review

This book prepares women with the tools necessary to exert their influence and speak with "the voice of authority." -- Heather Cameron, Vice President and General Manager, Western Sales and Account Management Division Thomson-West

This book will help you find your public voice, one of the most valuable treasures in life. -- Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Sept. 2003

Women Seen and Heard provides "lessons learned" by effective speakers that can help all of us to be more influential. -- Anita Roddick OBE, Founder of The Body Shop and author of Business as Unusual

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Luz Publications (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096733005X
• ISBN-13: 978-0967330051
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #991,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Valuable!!, May 17, 2004

By 

KAREN MILLER (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers (Paperback)

I wanted to pass on to you some of the great ideas I have
personally been using from this book.
First, I have been actively learning from the women speakers I have come across. Developing my "role models" is important to me at this stage of the game.
Second , as a woman of color, I really appreciated chapter 10. The points that are touch on are so crucial. Establishing your credibility from the start -and keeping it- is so important, not only in speaking engagements but also in life.
For any woman that wants to seen and heard in her life this book is a very valuable tool!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Public Speaking, February 13, 2004

By 

Joan H Sullivan, MA,MFT (Santa Barbara, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers (Paperback)

Here, at last, is a practical guide to enable women to assess how they present themselves not only on the podium but in almost every context of their lives. The accomplished authors are not male aversive, but very supportive of our capitalizing on our feminine perspective and it's delivery in a riveting manner that is "seen and heard". As a psychotherapist, I wish I had had this book long ago as a support to my clients who could not find or doubted their true voice on stage, in the workplace, and even in their interpersonal relationships. Bravo! and thank you Lois and Anita.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gaining Self-Esteem, March 29, 2004

By 

Eva Menkin "M.A. Marriage and Family Therapist" (Santa Barbara,, Ca. United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Women Seen and Heard: Lessons Learned from Successful Speakers (Paperback)

Public speaking is a wonderful way to gain self-confidence and self-esteem. This book is a gem in that it helps women become more sure of themselves in the competitive world of men.

The book is well-written and helpful to all who wish to know how to speak clearly.