Say It Like Shakespeare: How to Give a Speech Like Hamlet, Persuade Like Henry V, and Other Secrets from the World’s Greatest Communicator

Thomas Leech

May 2001 · McGraw Hill Professional

About this ebook

Book Info A guide to better communication skills using the trademark persuasion style of famous playright, William Shakespeare. Takes examples from Shakespeare's characters and plays to illustrate the qualities and skills an excellent communicator must have, helping readers empower themselves to be more effective in front of an audience, as part of a team, or one-on-one.

About the author

Thomas Leech is one of today's most sought-after consultants on business communications, public speaking, and presentations. His clients for executive and team coaching, training seminars, and conference programs include many Fortune 500 companies, public agencies, and professional associations. He conducts the team presentation module for the University of CaliforniaSan Diego (UCSD) Executive Leadership Program and has taught management communications for National University. He served as communications administrator for General Dynamics and was one of the nation's first corporate ombudsmen. He is a long-time freelance writer and columnist, with over 200 articles on communication in Presentations, Master Salesman, Manage, The Toastmaster, and business journals, plus the monthly Outdoors Forum for San Diego magazine's online edition, San Diego Online. He's the author of several other books, including How to Prepare, Stage & Deliver Winning Presentations, which won a "Best Business Book of the Year" award from Library Journal.