Speak Easy: How to be More Articulate, Assertive, and Audacious Around People
Speak Easy is a framework to help anyone who is struggling with communication to learn the 3 A’s. They will learn how to be Articulate, Assertive, and Audacious when presenting their message and interacting with others. Eliminate hesitancy & build a voice full of power. In Speak Easy, you will learn:
✅ The traits that make up a confident communicator.
✅ How to use your thoughts, words, tonality, and body language effectively.
✅ Strategies on how to develop an interesting personality.
✅ Processes to create your own voice, ideas, and insights.
✅ Practical listening strategies to process information at rapid rates.
✅ Robust leadership techniques to persuade and inspire others.
✅ How to build a network of connections that provide value over time.
✅ Communication exercises to speak with clarity.
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Table of Contents:
AUTHORS PREFACE - I
INTRODUCTION - 1
PART 1: THE 3 AS OF COMMUNICATION - 15
- ARTICULATE -18
- ASSERTIVE - 23
- AUDACIOUS - 28
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 33
PART 2: TRILLION DOLLAR TOOLS - 35
- THOUGHTS - 38
- WORDS - 41
- TONALITY - 44
- BODY LANGUAGE - 48
- COMMUNICATION IS LIKE BASKETBALL - 52
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 56
PART 3: BE A SPIDER, NOT A SHEEP - 58
- THE NICE GUY - 62
- MODERN DAY POLYMATH - 67
- PEOPLE SKILLS ARE A BYPRODUCT - 72
- ABUNDANCE MINDSET - 75
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 80
PART 4: SAY IT WITH YOUR CHEST - 82
- SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO - 85
- WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? - 88
- CREATING YOUR VOICE - 93
- ARTICULATION CHAMBER - 96
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 100
PART 5: PERFECTLY IMPERFECT - 102
- THE JIG IS UP MENTALITY - 107
- PRATFALL EFFECT - 112
- STRENGTHS BEFORE WEAKNESSES - 115
- WHY IMPERFECTIONS LEAD TO BOLDNESS - 118
- GO BEYOND DUALITY - 122
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 125
PART 6: THE BOSS SAYS I, THE LEADER SAYS WE - 127
- HEARING VS LISTENING - 131
- BEYOND THE EARS - 135
- THE ENGINE OF 4D LISTENING - 140
- LISTENING AND CONFIDENCE: SPONGE VS TRAMPOLINE - 143
- ELEPHANT MEMORY - 148
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 150
PART 7: THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY - 152
- IT WAS NEVER PERSONAL - 155
- CONFIDENCE IRONY - 159
- BE AN AMBIVERT - 162
- DO MORE WITH LESS - 167
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 171
PART 8: PRIMAL BRAND BUILDING - 174
- DRAW BOUNDARIES - 178
- CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS AND YOURSELF - 181
- DECODING VALUE - 186
- SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES - 190
- LONG TERM NETWORKING - 194
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 199
PART 9: SPEAK EASY - 201
- JOY BEATS FORCE - 204
- FORMAL VS INFORMAL - 208
- SPEAK EASY PHILOSOPHY - 212
- EMPOWERING OR DRAINING - 214
- BE SMART, PLAY DUMB - 217
- PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER - 220
CONCLUSION - 222
AFTERWARD - 228