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Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking

INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION AND A BONUS CHAPTER ON 'HOW TO OWN THE ZOOM' 
 
'Full of helpful concepts... I'm finding it very useful.' Philippa Perry 
'Plenty of tips and tricks.' Sunday Times 
 
Most books about public speaking don't tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don't tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don't tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don't tell you how to own the room. This book does. From the way Michelle Obama projects 'happy high status', and the power of J.K. Rowling's understated speaking style, to Virginia Woolf's leisurely pacing and Oprah Winfrey's mastery of inner conviction, what is it that our heroines do to make us sit up and listen - really listen - to their every word? And how can you achieve that impact in your own life? Here's how.

A powerful book about what happens when women find their voice. 
 
INCLUDES A NEW INTRODUCTION AND BONUS CHAPTER ON 'HOW TO OWN THE ZOOM' 
 
'The ultimate guide to public speaking. Inspirational.' Mary Portas 
'I recommend Viv Groskop's How to Own the Room to anyone wanting more self-confidence.' Philippa Perry 
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Most books about public speaking don't tell you what to do when you open your mouth and nothing comes out. And they don't tell you how to get over the anxiety about performance that most people naturally have. They don't tell you what to do in the moments when you are made, as a woman, to feel small. They don't tell you how to own the room. This book does. 
 
From the way Michelle Obama projects 'happy high status', to Virginia Woolf's leisurely pacing and Oprah Winfrey's mastery of inner conviction, what is it that our heroines do to make us sit up and listen - really listen - to their every word? And how can you achieve that impact in your own life? Here's how. 
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***** 'Easy to grasp practical tips... all served up with lightness and generosity.' 
***** 'It has made me realize I don't even need to be good, but I can be brave.' 
***** 'Brilliant, engaging, honest, vulnerable, often damn funny.'

Why are we completely blown away for the whole nine minutes and forty seconds of Oprah Winfrey's speech at The Golden Globes? What is it about the power of Virginia Woolf's 1928 lecture, which grew into A Room of One's Own, that makes it resonate with us nearly a century later? Why do people quote Michelle Obama's 'When they go low, we go high' rather than any speech from her husband's eight-year presidency? What is it that women do when they make us sit up and listen - really listen - to their every word? And how can we all get a bit more of that in our own lives? 
 
 This new edition of How to Own the Room explores the presence, performance and authenticity of recent history's great women speakers, and reveals what they do when they deliver those game-changing moments, so that you can apply their qualities to your own life. From great political leaders and stand-up comedians to campaigners and feminists, this powerful book shows what happens when women find their voice.

Viv Groskop is an award-winning writer, stand-up comedian, playwright and TV and radio presenter. She is the host of the podcast How Own the Room, with over 2 million downloads and guests including Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, Margaret Atwood, Professor Mary Beard, Nigella Lawson and very occasionally a man like Brian Cox (Succession's Logan Roy). 
 
Her books include How to Own the Room: Women and the Art of Brilliant Speaking, Lift As You Climb: Women, Ambition and How to Change the Story and Happy High Status: How to Build an Inner Confidence That Lasts. As a performance coach, she works with women and senior teams in business and media, helping them to redefine leadership and authority - and generally worry less about how they come across so they can actually just do their work.

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