Inside, you’ll learn how to
• leave a lasting impression with a simple introduction
• effectively employ the twelve most persuasive words in the English language and command the stage, boardroom, or lunch table
• read nonverbal responses accurately–and shift negative ones immediately
• motivate your team under deadline
• interview fearlessly and flawlessly
• write the perfect pitch, résumè, cover letter, or e-mail
• deliver speeches that bring people to theirfeet
• transform a PowerPoint presentation into a powerful success
With easy-to-follow advice, amusing anecdotes, and immediately employable hints, Jones’s guidelines can keep you cool (even in hot water). From asking the right questions to giving the right answers, How to Wow will provide you with the confidence to be calm and commanding in all you do and to wow anyone anywhere anytime.
Chapter 1 Don't Leave Home Without Them: The Nonnegotiable General Principles
Chapter 2 Make It More Than "Just Lunch" : The Art of the One-on-One Encounter
Chapter 3 Conspire to Inspire: Maximizing Meetings
Chapter 4 Interview to a Kill: Stress-Free Job Interviewing
Chapter 5 Stand and Deliver: Giving Speeches That Bring People to Their Feet
Chapter 6 Pointed PowerPoint: Making PowerPoint Powerful
Chapter 7 Put It Writing: But Before You Do...
Chapter 8 Oh So Social: Making the Most of Your Social Interactions
Chapter 9 The Fine Points of Verbal Finesse: Answers to Questions, and Question and Answer
"The invaluable advice in How to Wow guarantees your success in any meeting situation, from the boardroom to the breakfast table."
--Keith Ferrazzi, author of Never Eat Alone--
"Read How to Wow if you want to change a great idea from a concept to a reality that clearly means business. It's the best makeover I ever got."
--Veronica Webb, TV host--