Personal Development

Pitch Perfect

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How to present and impress with confidence and power

By The Blinkist Curators

What's it about?

Personal Development Communication Skills Career & Success

Learn the tricks of the trade of experts from TED talk speakers to stand-up comedians on key skills like delivering compelling presentations to impress your bosses or to clinch that one investor you've been spending late nights perfecting your pitch deck for. Whether you're on Zoom or in the boardroom, these Blinks and Shortcast episodes will help you build charisma, improvise under even the most stressful situations, and leave a lasting impression on your audience.

Pitch Perfect

How to present and impress with confidence and power

How to be Heard

How to be Heard

Julian Treasure

Secrets for Powerful Speaking and Listening

Pitch Anything

An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal

Secrets of Dynamic Communication

Secrets of Dynamic Communication

Prepare with focus, deliver with clarity, speak with power

Speaker, Leader, Champion

Speaker, Leader, Champion

Jeremy Donovan and Ryan Avery

Succeed at Work Through the Power of Public Speaking

Steal the Show

From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life

Presence

Bringing your Boldest Self to your Biggest Challenges

How to Improvise Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

How to Improvise Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Want your public speaking to make a real impact? The secret is to let go of the script. That’s what the greats do! In this episode, you'll learn why improvisation is the key to making speeches come to life.

TED Talks

The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking

Dale Carnegie, with J.B. Esenwein

Become a confident, effective public speaker

The 3-Minute Rule

The 3-Minute Rule

Say Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation

Communicate to Influence

Communicate to Influence

Ben Decker & Kelly Decker

How to Inspire Your Audience to Action

The Charisma Myth

The Charisma Myth

Olivia Fox Cabane

How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

Make A Great Impression In Virtual Meetings: Kim Foley

Make A Great Impression In Virtual Meetings: Kim Foley

Learn to turn virtual meetings from a chore into an opportunity to make a great impression! You'll get best practice advice from media professional turned video call expert, Kim Foley. With basic use of TV tricks for framing, lighting and body language, you can always come across as engaging and professional—even from your kitchen table.

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