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Speak for a Living: The Insider's Guide to Building a Speaking Career
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Speak for a Living: The Insider's Guide to Building a Speaking Career

by Anne Bruce, Sardek Love
October 2018
Beginner
256 pages
5h 19m
English
Association for Talent Development
Content preview from Speak for a Living: The Insider's Guide to Building a Speaking Career

CHAPTER 7

Hiring a Speechwriter, Speaker Coach, and Presentation-Skills Trainer

In This Chapter

• Why coaching is important at any point in your career

• Qualities to look for and what to expect from your speechwriter, coach, and presentation-skills trainer

• The value of building relationships with coaching, writing, and training professionals

For the same reasons professional athletes use coaches or trainers to reach their potential, so should a speaker. Coaches and presentation-skills trainers—as well as speechwriters—are in the business of building relationships with you and encouraging your professional and personal growth. Hiring a coach, trainer, or speechwriter can help make a good speaker better, and maybe even give you an edge over ...

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