Nice, Shirley E. : University of California-Berkeley
Shirley E. Nice earned a master's degree at Northwestern University in speech communications, taught both secondary
and college speech and theatre. For the past twenty-five years she has been speaking to corporate, government,
and business audiences on how to improve employee relations, handle change, reduce conflict, and build high impact
teams. She has served on the extension faculty at the University of California at Berkeley for over twenty years
and taught classes at several other universities throughout the country. Her clients include IBM, Union Carbide,
Bank of America, US Forest and Park Service, Lucas Film LTD., NASA, and the Kowloon Railway in Hong Kong. A dynamic
platform speaker, she is an active member of the National Speakers Association, serving on the Northern California
Board of Directors, and speaks throughout the world on "building the connection."
Summary
The livelihood of professional speakers is determined by their skill in adapting their material to the demands
of the marketplace. This book is about how you can impact an audience, a conference, a work team, an interview,
or a conversation. It's about knowing how you are talking to and how to develop an individual style so that the
message not only "gets through" but "gets in." Veteran speaker Shirley Nice draws on thirty
years' professional speaking experience and shares what she's learned in front of the camera, in boardrooms, and
on the road about developing a unique impact to connect with every audience.
Meet the five demands of today's audiences.
Feel more comfortable in front of diverse groups.
Define a personal style and message.
Table of Contents
I. MEETING THE IMPACT IMPERATIVE.
1. What Do Today's Audiences Demand?
II. GETTING IN TOUCH WITH YOUR OWN IMPACT.
2. Open a Window to Yourself!
3. What Do You Bring to the Party?
4. What Is Your Message? Finding a Simple Dwelling in the Center of a Complex World.
5. Where Is Your Passion?
III. FINDING THE IMPACT FIT WITH EVERY AUDIENCE.
6. What Audiences Hear and Remember.
7. The Four Faces in Every Audience : Finding the Fit with Diverse Audiences.
IV. MASTERING THE THREE ESSENTIALS FOR IMPACT.
8. The Speaker Makes It Safe.
9. The Speaker Defines the Space.
10. The Speaker Lights the Energy.
