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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Wisdom – From a Master Nearly everyone has found oneself in this situation. Standing in front of an audience, you are blindsided with a question you dread. Even worse yet, the question is one you have not anticipated. Whether you are an interviewee, sales person, executive, teacher, student, employee or politician, you are judged based on how deftly you handle the situation. Jerry Weissman, a corporate presentations coach, in this book provides the reader with the skills and techniques required to handle these confrontations. Citing compelling case studies from Presidential debates, corporate road shows and even a television situation comedy, Weissman guides the reader in how to control the exchange. Using his techniques, the reader learns to avoid evasive, contentious and defensive responses to these difficult questions. While the book does not provide the “right answers” to these difficult questions, it will arm the reader with an arsenal of skills to manage adversity and remain in control. no reviews | add a review
Answer even the toughest, most hostile questions brilliantly: take the floor, stay poised, and win your audience over every time! Imagine: you’re standing in front of an audience and you've just been asked the question you'd been dreading — or, worse, you've been blindsided with a brutal question you never expected. What to do? Jerry Weissman has made a career of preparing executives for that moment. He's coached nearly 500 executives on their IPO road shows, the most critical presentations of their lives. Weissman’s In the Line of Fire has established itself as the world’s definitive guide to answering brutally tough questions in public — and now, he’s completely updated this classic with new examples, case studies, and even more great advice. Using compelling, up-to-the-minute examples from Wall Street, Washington, D.C., and beyond, Weissman teaches how to respond with perfect assurance, no matter what. You’ll discover how to avoid the defensive, evasive, or contentious answers that have destroyed political careers and can ruin your credibility. Weissman shows you how to control your entire exchange with a hostile questioner: the question, answer, interactions with questioner and audience, timing, and above all, yourself. Whether you're an executive, politician, fundraiser, interviewee, teacher, student — or even a family member at Thanksgiving dinner — you're judged on how you handle these moments. Get this book: handle them brilliantly. No library descriptions found. |
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I did enjoy the examples shared in the book. They were well chosen and helped me to learn how to apply the techniques in the book. ( )