Your Public Best: The Complete Guide to Making Successful Public Appearances, Second Edition PDF
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Table of Contents Praise Title Page Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction ONE - YOUR PERSONAL APPEARANCE FEELING GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF YOUR CLOTHES MAKEUP FOR WOMEN TELEVISION MAKEUP FOR MEN AND WOMEN HAIR WOMEN’S HANDS EYEGLASSES TWO - YOUR VOICE THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD VOICE THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR VOICE VOICE CHARACTERISTICS VOICE QUALITY LISTEN TO YOUR VOICE CHANGING YOUR VOICE CARE OF YOUR VOICE BREATHING THE SPACE BETWEEN YOUR TEETH PHONETICS ARTICULATION AND PRONUNCIATION THREE - PUBLIC SPEAKING MAKING A COMMITMENT TO GIVE A SPEECH PREPARING YOUR SPEECH GIVING YOUR SPEECH A PRE-SPEECH CHECKLIST FOR OUT-OF-TOWN SPEECHES BEING A SUBSTITUTE SPEAKER A SPEECH TO REMEMBER FOUR - HANDLING THE MEDIA A TWO-WAY STREET THE PRESS CONFERENCE THE PRESS KIT YOUR RELATIONS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PRESS THE NEWS MEDIA STAKEOUT BECOMING A POLITICAL CANDIDATE GOING ON RADIO ATTENDING A MEDIA TRAINING SEMINAR THE PANEL DISCUSSION THE TELECONFERENCE CONDUCTING AN INTERVIEW ON A BOOK TOUR BEING A SPOKESPERSON ACCEPTING AN AWARD WORKING WITH AN AGENT BEING PHOTOGRAPHED TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE FIVE - APPEARING ON TELEVISION PREPARING FOR YOUR TELEVISION APPEARANCE AT THE TELEVISION STATION APPEARING ON CAMERA IN A REMOTE LOCATION THE INVESTIGATIVE TV UNIT BE A TELEVISION CRITIC SIX - SURVIVING PUBLIC LIFE AVOIDING ILLNESS SMOKING GETTING EXERCISE FOOD AND DRINK STRESS TRAVEL FATIGUE THE BOTTOM LINE FOR FURTHER READING INDEX Copyright Page Praise for Your Public Best “Eminently practical advice…a notably helpful guide.” —Publishers Weekly “An enormously practical guide to managing your appearance as effectively as you manage your business…Everything Brown discusses comes across in the same intelligent, no-nonsense fashion.” —Mark J. Estren, The Miami Herald “Lillian Brown is a godsend for anyone who plans to meet the public directly or through the media. If you can’t have Lillian with you in the dressing room, this book is the next best thing.” —Ann Richards, former Governor of Texas “There is something of interest here for anyone wanting to improve one’s public image.” —Jane Larkin, Booklist “Lillian’s advice helped me look 10 years younger and 10 pounds thinner!” —Senator Barbara Mikulski “The definitive work in a very crucial area—public performance. It should be beneficial to the neophyte as well as the experienced person. I cannot help but believe this will become the standard against which all competing books will be measured.” —Lou Prato, former Director of Broadcasting, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University “A guide to making successful public appearances. It covers everything from how to deal with a balding head on television (powder it) to handling stage fright (one tip: rehearse, rehearse, rehearse).” —Sharon Nelton, Nation’s Business “Business people at all levels, government officials, teachers, congressional staffers, city council members—all of these people must take to the platform and put their best foot forward. This book will be essential to them.” —Richard Lesher, former President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce “Lillian Brown’s coaching is the best in the business. She makes even the most inexperienced amateurs look like professionals.” —James J. Kilpatrick “Your Public Best is essential reading for anyone whose public presentation is key to their personal success...will help make the right impression for just about any audience the reader will face.” —Former Senator Alfonse D’Amato “Lillian Brown brings to this book the wealth of her experience and the respect of the best people in our business.” —Charlie Rose, The Charlie Rose Show “Lillian Brown is the greatest—the best voice trainer I ever had. I don’t know what I would have done without her. Thank heaven she has put it all in a book.” —Dr. Geraldine Cox, Vice President & Technical Director, Chemical Manufacturing Association “Lillian Brown is a pro! In her popular performance workshop for the top women in state governments throughout the nation—women governors and
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