Pimsleur Stories

Let's talk about nerves: heart pounding, shaky hands, sweating, blushing, etc., etc.What do you do when you start feeling these uncomfortable sensations? You actually have a choice –A) you can either get nervous about being nervous,Or you can chooseB) to accept how you feel rather than fighting how you feel. Which leads to a better outcome? The ability to capture and keep an audience's attention is a powerful skill — one that Your Guide to Public Speaking will help you learn, practice, and improve, no matter your degree of competency. Your Guide to Public Speaking by Amanda Hennessey is available wherever books are sold and online at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Your-Guide-to-Public-Speaking/Amanda-Hennessey/9781507210246

When you are juggling your phone, laptop, groceries, purse, and smoothies, do you wish you had three to six extra hands? But when it comes to presenting, are you freaked out by the two hands you have and don't know what to do with them? Don't worry, we'll break it down and show you how your hands can help make your story better. The ability to capture and keep an audience's attention is a powerful skill — one that Your Guide to Public Speaking will help you learn, practice, and improve, no matter your degree of competency. Your Guide to Public Speaking by Amanda Hennessey is available wherever books are sold and online at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Your-Guide-to-Public-Speaking/Amanda-Hennessey/9781507210246

Your intention behind giving a speech, a toast, a presentation, or facilitating a meeting will determine a lot regarding your experience and the energy in the room. It will also affect your nervous system. How you feel when your objective is “My message can make a difference” may be a whole lot different than how you feel when you think “I better not screw this up.” Be aware – choose an objective that inspires you! The ability to capture and keep an audience's attention is a powerful skill — one that Your Guide to Public Speaking will help you learn, practice, and improve, no matter your degree of competency. Your Guide to Public Speaking by Amanda Hennessey is available wherever books are sold and online at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Your-Guide-to-Public-Speaking/Amanda-Hennessey/9781507210246

Many clients tell me they hate being the center of attention. They're not sure how to handle it. Let's reframe this. If you are up in front, yes, you are now in the center of your audience's attention. And if you are focusing on serving their needs with your message, THEY become the center of YOUR attention. It's not about you! The ability to capture and keep an audience's attention is a powerful skill — one that Your Guide to Public Speaking will help you learn, practice, and improve, no matter your degree of competency. Your Guide to Public Speaking by Amanda Hennessey is available wherever books are sold and online at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Your-Guide-to-Public-Speaking/Amanda-Hennessey/9781507210246

When you go see a performer like Beyoncé or Bruce Springsteen perform, are you excited to see them be relaxed? When you go to a political rally, are you inspired when the speaker is chill? No! We want to see people who are alive, electric, dynamic, on fire! That's what engages us and moves us. The ability to capture and keep an audience's attention is a powerful skill — one that Your Guide to Public Speaking will help you learn, practice, and improve, no matter your degree of competency. Your Guide to Public Speaking by Amanda Hennessey is available wherever books are sold and online at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Your-Guide-to-Public-Speaking/Amanda-Hennessey/9781507210246

Adventurer, philanthropist, education, and now author, Spencer Sekyer shares the history that brought him to Duhok, Kurdistan, where he met a young chimpanzee named Manno. SAVING MANNO is the story of their unlikely bond and the international effort that Spencer set in motion in order to get his new friend to safety.

From award-winning author-illustrator Stephen Savage comes a playful wordless picture book about what the figures on road signs do when no one is around! Get your copy here: http://bit.ly/2VSx7aJ

Jared Cohen, author of the "Accidental Presidents," discusses how researching and writing about the eight presidents who died in office restored his faith in the Constitution and America's system of checks and balances.

What is blockchain? Why does everyone from tech experts to business moguls to philanthropists believe it is a paradigm-shifting technology, bound to revolutionize society as significantly as the internet? Indeed, why is blockchain touted as The Next Everything? Stephen P. Williams stopped by the Simon & Schuster offices to give us a primer! For a fundamental understanding of the technology, read Blockchain: The Next Everything. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Blockchain-The-Next-Everything/Stephen-P-Williams/9781982116828

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