Just the Bones

Perfect for Toastmaster enthusiasts, students, educators, or anyone who is faced with the proposition of making a presentation, Just the Bones by Marcia Pearce is the most effective and straightforward approach to mastering the art and science of creating great talks. In nine succinct and incredibly straightforward chapters with titles like "Fleshing Out the Bones," "Where's the Beef?" and "Funny Bones," the author teaches readers how to engage an audience on a meaningful level and make the most of their time in the public eye. By using the idea of a skeleton, Pearce builds a four-boned framework from speech inception to delivery. She considers all of the elements such as charisma and natural stage presence, but with a quarter of a century of experience as a public speaker, she knows firsthand that audiences want substance more than hoopla. In that vein, with her bones in order, she gets straight to the heart of the matter-delivering great speeches with confidence.