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elib.tech Exclusive… Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History’s Greatest Speakers by James C. Humes Quote:”As a student of speech, I very much enjoyed this intriguing historic approach to public speaking. Humes creates a valuable and practical guide” – ROGER AILES, Chairman and CEO FOX News***TURN ANY PRESENTATION INTO A LANDMARK OCCASIONEver wish you could captivate your boardroom with an opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearing a top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, you can master presentation skills, wow your audience, and shoot up the corporate ladder by unlocing the secrets of history´s greatest speakers.Author, historian, and world-renowned speaker James C. Humes – who wrote speeches for five American presidents – shows you how great leaders through the ages used simple yet incredibly effective tricks to speak, persuade, and win throngs of fans and followers. Inside, you will discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered the use of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuated her most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could win even the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more.Whether you are adressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you will want to master the tips and tricks in Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln.JAMES C HUMES, the Ryals Professor of Language and Leadership at the University of Southern Colerado, is the author of several books including The Wit and Wisdom of Winston Churchill. Confessions of a White House Ghost Writer, and Eisenhower and Churchill. Mr. Humes lives in Pueblo, Colerado.