Never Was So Much Suffered By So Many From So Few PowerPoint Slides
Title: “Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History’s Greatest Speakers”
Author: James C. Humes
Rank: 88
Blurb: “Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches?”
Review: “Each chapter of the book is divided into chapters that start with the word power.”
Customers Also Bought: “On Speaking Well”, by Peggy Noonan
Footnote: Endorsed by Chris Matthews and Roger Ailes. Which explains everything.
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln [Amazon]
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Churchill said in a mumble would be just as inspiring as Gallipoli and go over as well as the battle cruiser. I say this as someone who had plenty of experience speaking to an audience (up to 300 people.)
TJ/ Florida’s uterus looks like a thong tha tha tha thong. Carry on.
Thought for the day: Angry Birds in Rio. Uh huh.
“Captivate your boardroom”? Clearly this book is not meant for us lesser beings who wouldn’t wander into a boardroom for all the tea in China. Of course it would give wannabe somebody BIG lackeys like Chris Matthews and Roger Ailes wet dreams.
“Each chapter of the book is divided into chapters that start with the word power.”
YO DAWG WE HEARD YOU LIKE CHAPTERS SO WE PUT CHAPTERS IN YOUR CHAPTERS SO YOU CAN READ DOUCHEY SHIT WHILE YOU READ DOUCHEY SHIT
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