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You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard, 2nd Edition - Abridged by Bert Decker
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You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard, 2nd Edition - Abridged

The Complete Book of Speaking . . . in Business and in Life!

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Length 5 hours 8 minutes
Language English
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From Bert Decker, who has trained thousands of business people to communicate better, comes the revised and updated version of his top-selling book You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard

Effective communication is essential in business and in everyday life. The most powerful communicators reach not just our minds, but our hearts: They win our trust. You can learn to impress and persuade people by following Bert Decker's program in You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard

Decker trains over 10,000 professionals each year in the art of communicating. In this audiobook, he distills his expertise into a fresh new approach to speaking, with examples and how-to exercises that anyone can follow. You'll discover how to win the emotional trust of othersโ€”the true basis of communicating in any situationโ€”and these tips:

โ€ข How to conquer "stage fright"
โ€ข How to inject dynamic energy into your voice
โ€ข Why eye contact helps win trust
โ€ข When and how to use humor to make a point
โ€ข A proven technique to eliminate "Umm" and "Ahh"
from your speech
โ€ข Eight steps to transforming your personal impact

Bert Decker is chairman and founder of Decker Communications, Inc. For more than a quarter of a century, he and his associates have trained and transformed hundreds of thousands of executives, managers, and salespeople, for corporate clients such as AT&T, Charles Schwab & Co., HP, Pfizer, State Farm Insurance, Wells Fargo, and many others.ย  Currently Decker spends much of his time speaking to associations and corporations across the country. He graduated with a B.A. in psychology from Yale University, is a past director of the National Speakers Association, and is chairman of the San Francisco Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. He lives with his wife in San Francisco, California.

Bert Decker is chairman and founder of Decker Communications, Inc. For more than a quarter of a century, he and his associates have trained and transformed hundreds of thousands of executives, managers, and salespeople, for corporate clients such as AT&T, Charles Schwab & Co., HP, Pfizer, State Farm Insurance, Wells Fargo, and many others.ย  Currently Decker spends much of his time speaking to associations and corporations across the country. He graduated with a B.A. in psychology from Yale University, is a past director of the National Speakers Association, and is chairman of the San Francisco Advisory Board of the Salvation Army. He lives with his wife in San Francisco, California.

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Reviews

โ€œThis is a breakthrough book, with new important ideas. After reading it you will be a believer...that success and fulfillment are achievable only if you're an effective communicator. And it shows the way.โ€ โ€”W. Pendleton Tudor, Chairman, AdWeek

โ€œBert Decker makes communicating come alive...A must read!โ€ โ€”Coauthor, The One Minute Manager

โ€œThe sentences are alive and vital. Bert Decker says something and says it powerfully.โ€ โ€”Dr. Normal Vincent Peale

โ€œThe Decker Method is a must for anyone who truly wants to succeed.โ€ โ€”Charles Schwab, Chaiman Charles Schwab & Co.

โ€œIf you want to get ahead read Decker's masterpiece. It's a great book.โ€ โ€”Al Ries, Coauthor, Positioning

โ€œBert Decker is to communicating what Tom Peters is to management.โ€ โ€”Judith Briles, Author, The Confidence Factor

โ€œEnjoyable, easy-to-read, informative...This book is going to help a lot of people.โ€ โ€”Ben Sotille, Chairman and CEO, Gibson Greetings, Inc.

โ€œthis is a breakthrough book, with new important ideas. After reading it you will be a believer...that success and fulfillment are achievable only if you're an effective communicator. And it shows the way.โ€ โ€”W. Pendleton Tudor, Chairman, AdWeek

โ€œBert Decker makes communicating come alive...A must read!โ€ โ€”Coauthor, The One Minute Manager

โ€œThe sentences are alive and vital. Bert Decker says something and says it powerfully.โ€ โ€”Dr. Normal Vincent Peale

โ€œThe Decker Method is a must for anyone who truly wants to succeed.โ€ โ€”Charles Schwab, Chaiman Charles Schwab & Co.

โ€œIf you want to get ahead read Decker's masterpiece. It's a great book.โ€ โ€”Al Ries, Coauthor, Positioning

โ€œBert Decker is to communicating what Tom Peters is to management.โ€ โ€”Judith Briles, Author, The Confidence Factor

โ€œEnjoyable, easy-to-read, informative...This book is going to help a lot of people.โ€ โ€”Ben Sotille, Chairman and CEO, Gibson Greetings, Inc.

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