A top trainer on effective speaking offers a fast way to improve your public speaking and communication skills by focusing on delivery-because how you say something matters more than what you say-with exercises that build boost confidence and influence.

Whether you like it or not,*talking out loud is a critical aspect of our humanity, but an estimated 77% of people have some level of anxiety around public speaking-with most under the age of 45.* In the age of technology, we're getting worse at communicating by the day, but the good news is, everyone can improve their speaking.* Michael Chad Hoeppner is the foremost expert on effective speaking.* He's coached presidential candidates, famous CEOs, UN dignitaries, law firms, and Ivy League deans on their communication skills.* If you're a highly influential person who wants help speaking, you go to MCH; he's*the*guy.* Now, he shares his wide¿ranging knowledge in Don't Say Um. For the first time, the coaching that the world's most high-stakes speakers can afford is accessible to a global audience.
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Hoeppner has*created an entirely new approach to communication training, giving people the physical tools to quickly improve their speaking, instead of just the same old speaking coach BS.* With simple-to-master exercises like*finger¿walking to stop using filler words or silent storytelling to avoid monotone, think of Don't Say Um like a How-To manual or a beloved cookbook - but a book only focused on Delivery. Why? Of course how you say it matters more than what you say. But transforming Delivery unlocks a virtuous cycle that actually improves the content, too. Like working with a famous golf pro or elite personal trainer, readers finally have a step-by-step process to build their communication muscles and escape counter-productive bromides like `just be authentic' or `imagine the audience in their underwear.'
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Through these exercises, you will be able to talk to a group with complete confidence or just to effectively tell a joke.* Don't Say Um works for all situations, and it works forever.*Don't Say Um*challenges our preconceived notions of good speaking techniques and offers powerful tools to become master communicators.* Hoeppner offers up his method to change how we communicate that works in all situations and can radically improve your quality of life.