Read this book!

My old mate, Graham Davies, has come up with a humdinger of a book (I believe 'humdinger' is a popular expression amongst the young). Sadly, it has a rubbish title which will doubtless adversely impact his sales, but once you get past that, the content is brilliant.

BTW Don't 'click to look inside'. I copied the pic from Amazon 'cos my scanner has packed up and, of course, the link doesn't work.

If you do not know Graham, he is one of the country's foremost (and funniest) business speakers. And he has one of the best contracts in the western world; as he should have, being a barrister. I think 'barrister' is what they were calling him anyway.

The Presentation Coach, published by Capstone, is being featured by WHSmith Travel as one of their Top 20 business books. It is written in Graham's punchy, assertive and entertaining style and forcefully attacks all the old presentational clichés. It is certainly not something that should be read by the faint-hearted.


Essentially, the book shows you how to Say It, Support It....and Shut it. The distinctive bare knuckle approach is one that can be used no matter what presentational situation you are in, says Graham .... whether it's a Boardroom, Ballroom or Broadcast Studio. I would add only Bordello to the list.

This is a set of techniques that Graham has used to coach a host of CEOs, Politicians and Celebrities.....and these clients  have given the book a spectacular collection of endorsements. None as spectacular or effective as mine, and I'm not getting any commission. Or even a complimentary copy!

If you need to talk to groups (and who doesn't) you should read this book.

And you should also join your local Toastmasters speaking club. Go to http://www.toastmasters.org/ to find out where it is. This organisation is the dog's thingys when it comes to improving your communication skills, no matter how terrifed and inexperienced or how confident and experienced you may be. And they don't pay me commission either!