Your Public Best, Second Edition The Complete Guide to Making Successful Public Appearances in the Meeting Room, on the Platform, and on TV

Name: Your Public Best, Second Edition The Complete Guide to Making Successful Public Appearances in the Meeting Room, on the Platform, and on TV
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ISBN: 9781557045416

ISBN-10: 1557045410

ISBN-13: 9781557045416

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Lillian Brown, Edwin Newman

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For anyone who plans to meet the public directly or through the media, this book distils 40 years of 'insider' experience and expertise from the specialist of choice for six US presidents, from Kennedy to Clinton.

Book details

List price: $16.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 12/6/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.06" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Edwin Newman was a longtime correspondent for NBC News. Some of his more famous coverage included the Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King assassinations, the Arab-Israeli War, the Vietnam cease-fire, and being the first person to interview Emperor Hirohito (Japan). He has been the host for both Speaking Freely and Today and his other books include A Civil Tongue and Your Public Best .



Acknowledgments


Foreword



Introduction



Your Personal Appearance


Feeling Good about Yourself


Your Clothes


Visual Vibrancy


The Color Spectrum


Blue and Purple


Red


Orange


Yellow


Brown


Gray


White


Black


Clothes for Women


Color Coordination


Fabrics


Accessories


Shoes


Your Travel Wardrobe


Emergency Kit


A Few Additional Tips


Clothes for Men


Shirts


Shoes and Socks


Neckties


Pocket Handkerchiefs


Jewelry


Emergency Kit


Makeup for Women


Base Color


Contouring


Circles under the Eyes


Cheek Color


Eye Makeup


Eyeshadow, Eyeliner, and Eyebrow Color


Mascara


Lipstick


Powder


Television Makeup for Men and Women


Why You Need to Wear Makeup on TV


What TV Lights and Cameras Do to Your Appearance


Putting on Your Own Makeup for TV: Women


Putting on Your Own Makeup for TV: Men


Being Made Up by a TV Makeup Artist


At the Studio


Hair


Women's Hair


Women's Hair Color


Men's Hair


Being Bald


Dandruff


Women's Hands


Eyeglasses


Eyeglasses on TV



Your Voice


The Importance of a Good Voice


The Structure of Your Voice


Voice Characteristics


Characteristics of a Good Voice


Characteristics of a Bad Voice


Voice Quality


Resonance


Placement


Pitch


Volume


Projection


Timbre


Expression


Tone


Nasality


Listen to Your Voice


Changing Your Voice


One Voice or Two?


Speech Therapy


Stuttering


Practicing with a Tape Recorder


Care of Your Voice


Breathing


The Good Morning Breath


The Audible Breath


The Space between Your Teeth


Phonetics


Articulation and Pronunciation



Public Speaking


Making a Commitment to Give a Speech


Preparing Your Speech


Organizing Your Speech


The Opening


The Body


Jokes and the Use of Humor


Quotations and Anecdotes


Saying Something Memorable


The Close


Visuals


Your Manuscript


Speaking from Notes


Practice


Pauses within Your Speech


Brevity


Talking Too Fast


Eliminating the "Uh,"


Stage Fright


Being Shy


Your Audience


A Word about Professional Speech Writers


Giving Your Speech


Being Introduced


Pause before You Speak


Oral Emphasis


Your Posture


Your Own Space


Body Language


Upward-Turning versus Downward-Turning Body Language


Summary of Good and Bad Body Language