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The Second-Place Winner of a Fall 2023 BookFest Award in the Business Communications category! Have you ever wondered how to ... control your jitters and build your confidence before you present? start your presentation in a way that instantly grabs your audience's attention no matter the topic? immediately establish your credibility with your audience even if you do not have an impressive background or an extensive résumé? engage your audiences without using a lot of bells, whistles, and games or without feeling silly? keep everyone from giving you blank stares when you ask ""Are there any questions?"" Real Talk, 2e has the answers to these and dozens of other presentation challenges. Find out ... what to do when someone leaves your presentation the do's and don'ts of delivering a webinar strategies to employ when you have a difficult audience member how to handle a glitch with technology during your presentation what to do when you have to deliver the same (or really boring) content over and over again And much much more! Real Talk, 2e provides no-nonsense, practical, ready-to-use advice and strategies that are based on the work of an award-winning international professional speaker who, since 2001, has designed and facilitated hundreds of webinars and in-person presentations to thousands of people positioned all around the globe. Get all the secrets that other experts won't tell you so every presentation you make is consistently dynamic and enthusiastically received by your audiences. No one will ever again leave your presentations disappointed, and you will proudly walk away from each performance knowing it sizzled!

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... Real Talk teaches you how to connect with heads and with hearts. It teaches you how to get out of your own way. It helps you to become a lights-out speaker, in-person and from a distance. Bridgett McGowen, a phenomenal speaker, trainer, and coach in her own right, takes you on an amazing, practical, amiable journey to taking your presentations beyond the next level. And she does it in a very straightforward way. Trust me-and I've been speaking professionally for over 35 years-this book is so needed now. Your audiences will thank you for investing in it. --Dr. James Smith, Jr.; President & CEO, Dr. James Smith Jr.; Author, Speaker, Visionary, and Consultant If you are looking for a breakthrough in your public speaking, look no further than Bridgett McGowen's new edition of Real Talk. Her content is both smart and witty, delivered in a refreshingly conversational style. ... Bridgett is living proof of the strategies she shares. I am confident you will walk away more centered, poised, and equipped to navigate any curve balls that come your way on stage, helping you achieve public speaking success. --DanRam, Event MC/Moderator, 5x TEDx Speaker, and Public Speaking Coach Being able to control your room is a service to your audience. Bridgett McGowen has done it again. She teaches power techniques any exceptional presenter must use with a no-nonsense approach on how to keep your audience front and center. Her humor and end of story statements will keep you smiling while learning because they are not up for discussion. ... This book is a must-read every professional should have on their bookshelf! --Monique Russell, Global Communications Expert Are you interested in looking, sounding, and feeling like a master behind the microphone? Bridgett McGowen has got you covered. Based on her profound knowledge as a presentation expert and her own experience as a professional speaker, she offers immediately applicable, useful, and practical advice in her latest book, Real Talk. Whether you're presenting online at webinars or face-to-face, this book features dozens of techniques that will help you design, facilitate, and present in a way that keeps your audiences engaged and catapults your performance and self-esteem to new heights. ... --Sylvie di Giusto, CSP, International Keynote Speaker about First and Lasting Impressions in Sales, Customer Service, and Leadership ... As a consultant in the speaking industry, I've read lots of books on this subject. I highly recommend Bridgett's book as a must-read!, Lois Creamer, Owner of Book More Business

... Real Talk teaches you how to connect with heads and with hearts. It teaches you how to get out of your own way. It helps you to become a lights-out speaker, in-person and from a distance. Bridgett McGowen, a phenomenal speaker, trainer, and coach in her own right, takes you on an amazing, practical, amiable journey to taking your presentations beyond the next level. And she does it in a very straightforward way. Trust me-and I've been speaking professionally for over 35 years-this book is so needed now. Your audiences will thank you for investing in it. --Dr. James Smith, Jr.; President & CEO, Dr. James Smith Jr.; Author, Speaker, Visionary, and Consultant If you are looking for a breakthrough in your public speaking, look no further than Bridgett McGowen's new edition of Real Talk. Her content is both smart and witty, delivered in a refreshingly conversational style. ... Bridgett is living proof of the strategies she shares. I am confident you will walk away more centered, poised, and equipped to navigate any curve balls that come your way on stage, helping you achieve public speaking success. --DanRam, Event MC/Moderator, 5x TEDx Speaker, and Public Speaking Coach Being able to control your room is a service to your audience. Bridgett McGowen has done it again. She teaches power techniques any exceptional presenter must use with a no-nonsense approach on how to keep your audience front and center. Her humor and end of story statements will keep you smiling while learning because they are not up for discussion. ... This book is a must-read every professional should have on their bookshelf! --Monique Russell, Global Communications Expert Are you interested in looking, sounding, and feeling like a master behind the microphone? Bridgett McGowen has got you covered. Based on her profound knowledge as a presentation expert and her own experience as a professional speaker, she offers immediately applicable, useful, and practical advice in her latest book, Real Talk. Whether you're presenting online at webinars or face-to-face, this book features dozens of techniques that will help you design, facilitate, and present in a way that keeps your audiences engaged and catapults your performance and self-esteem to new heights. ... --Sylvie di Giusto, CSP, International Keynote Speaker about First and Lasting Impressions in Sales, Customer Service, and Leadership ... As a consultant in the speaking industry, I've read lots of books on this subject. I highly recommend Bridgett's book as a must-read!, Lois Creamer, Owner of Book More Business

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