Beyond Technology and Being an Expert: New Persuasion Boot Camp from Speak Out Helps You 'Own the Room and Get the Deal'

    /24-7PressRelease/ - MIAMI, FL, September 03, 2008 -- Using e-mail, texting, and I-pods may assure fast delivery and a targeted market, but getting worthwhile results still depends on having well-spoken executives and managers who know how to make their points convincingly face to face, says the author of a new book on persuasive speaking.

"If you don't own the room when you speak, having the latest gadgets and being an expert in your field won't assure that you get the deal," says Anne B. Freedman, president of Speak Out, Inc., a Miami-based communications coaching and message development company. "People in business have an increasingly short attention span. The challenge is to get your ideas across clearly and quickly, in a way that makes people want to listen and act."

Recognizing the time and budget challenges in today's economy, Speak Out has launched a series of one-day and weekend "Persuasion Boot Camps" designed to give companies and nonprofits a way to help their key staff members increase the odds of success when making important presentations, internally and externally.

"A main focus in the Boot Camp is for those attending to develop a powerful 'elevator speech,' probably the most important message that anyone delivers on a regular basis," Freedman said. "We'll also be trying out different opening techniques, how to organize on your feet for last-minute speaking, along with body language and voice control strategies."

Included in the Boot Camp is Freedman's new 230-page Workbook, "Own the Room, Connect, Persuade and Succeed," a personalized communication style analysis, handouts, lunch, a certificate and more. A former journalist, Freedman regularly works with CEOs and other top executives of major corporations and nonprofit organizations on their key presentations, including sales and motivational messages. She is also the author of a collection of e-books, due for release in late September.

The One-Day Speak Out Boot Camps will be conducted September 23 and October 22, and the Weekend Boot Camp, October 18-19 at the Intercontinental West Miami Hotel in Doral, FL. Additional dates are also being scheduled. For details, please go to www.speakoutinc.com, E-mail [email protected] or call 305.273.6640.

About Speak Out, Inc.

Speak Out, Inc., is a communication coaching and message development company,providing private executive consulting, group training, boot camps and keynote speaking. Additionally custom services are provided for international companies seeking to do business in the U,S, For further information, please contact us at 305-273-6640, or 1-800-998-Speak.

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