What to Say When. . .You're Dying on the Platform: A Complete Resource for Speakers, Trainers, and Executives

Lilly Walters is a familiar name to anyone in the public speaking profession, the executive director of Walters International Speakers Bureau, author and co-author of public speaking books, and daughter of the late great Dottie Walters.Part of what is so very helpful about "What to Say When... You're Dying on the Platform" is precisely under the point that Ms. Walters makes early on. When the brain is presented with an unknown and unfamiliar issue, it shuts down and goes into paralysis. So by virtue of the very fact that we are considering and preparing in advance of some fiasco occurring, we will be massively more and better prepared to face those scenarios. Because over the course of a career in professional speaking, things WILL happen. Better to be prepared and remain a professional.As you can see in the "Look Inside" reader options here, viewing the Table of Contents, Ms. Walters was exhaustive in the examples she provides and in the diligence of her research and the glossary she provides. For example, she provides a delightful reference for the derivation of the term, "Off the Cuff."Her style is warm, funny, and engaging, encouraging speakers are all levels of the profession. Certainly, her own professionalism shines through as well as her caring when she reminds us repeatedly to prepare and that will stand us in the best steed.There are numerous funny anecdotes, wonderful quotes, and concrete specific examples like the introduction she has used for herself. These are tools straight from the trenches of public speaking and will be an invaluable addition to your Public Speakers' Library.

This book has a plethora of information for speakers and performers. As pre-planning tool you can review certain situations that you might experience to be prepared, as an after the event tool you can look over what you experienced and see how others handled it. For any performing professional this is a must have resource.

Still on my shelf and a valuable resource for nearly a decade.

this book helped me when i first started public speaking.I read it and about a third of the way through, I put it down.From that point on, i never had any fear .. hardly :)really helped get me through the initial fear of becoming a trainer.

A clever book, entertaining to read and a great gift for speakers.

Found this book from another book. Love the comic one liners when thing go wrong great read or guide.

not a bad book to help the novice get over the fear of public speaking. Job skills reading

REALLY NEAT BOOK!

This is a great little book that I bought ages ago and keep referring back to. If you have a speech to make and need some clues as to content and use of humour then this book is great.Its a bit long and does contain chapters that could be halved in size, but even so its worth the money.

funny

ok

Dis not much care for the book content