What to Say When You're Dying on Stage: Complete Public Speaking Guide for Speakers, Trainers & Executives – Perfect for Conferences, Presentations & Leadership Communication

Lilly Walters is a familiar name to anyone in the public speaking profession, the executive director of Walters International Speakers Bureau, author and co-author of public speaking books, and daughter of the late great Dottie Walters.Part of what is so very helpful about "What to Say When... You're Dying on the Platform" is precisely under the point that Ms. Walters makes early on. When the brain is presented with an unknown and unfamiliar issue, it shuts down and goes into paralysis. So by virtue of the very fact that we are considering and preparing in advance of some fiasco occurring, we will be massively more and better prepared to face those scenarios. Because over the course of a career in professional speaking, things WILL happen. Better to be prepared and remain a professional.As you can see in the "Look Inside" reader options here, viewing the Table of Contents, Ms. Walters was exhaustive in the examples she provides and in the diligence of her research and the glossary she provides. For example, she provides a delightful reference for the derivation of the term, "Off the Cuff."Her style is warm, funny, and engaging, encouraging speakers are all levels of the profession. Certainly, her own professionalism shines through as well as her caring when she reminds us repeatedly to prepare and that will stand us in the best steed.There are numerous funny anecdotes, wonderful quotes, and concrete specific examples like the introduction she has used for herself. These are tools straight from the trenches of public speaking and will be an invaluable addition to your Public Speakers' Library.