Talk Your Way to the Top: How to Address Any Audience Like Your Career Depends On It

Communication Strategies for Mastering Each Speaking Opportunity—and Always Making a Positive Impression

This book is about people—people like you who have to speak in front of critical listeners as part of their business lives. Since you can't avoid these situations if you want to advance your career, you may as well get good at them. Talk Your Way to the Top introduces you to a number of situations common to everyday business, then details the skills you need to communicate without fear and make the best impression—whether you are speaking to an audience of 1 or 1,000.

Praise for Talk Your Way to the Top:

Kevin Daley is a giant among speech coaches. Let him be your coach by reading Talk Your Way to the Top. You won't regret it.

—Ken Blanchard, Coauthor, The One Minute Manager® and Whale Done!(tm)

No one knows as much about the art of presentations as Kevin Daley and Laura Daley-Caravella. Talk Your Way to the Top is a must read if you want to succeed.

—Jack Trout, Author, A Genie's Wisdom

During my three decades with Merrill Lynch, I was often told that one of my greatest assets was my ability to communicate effectively in all environments. Kevin's Daley and Laura Daley-Caravella's techniques were a major reason why, and I would highly recommend his book to all.

—Winthrop H. Smith, Jr., Former Chairman, Merrill Lynch International

Kevin Daley is one of today's most accomplished corporate coaches. The founder and chairman of Communispond, Daley has provided communications training to over 450,000 business executives throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Laura Daley Caravella has been designing programs and coaching executives for 18 years. Her clients have included Citibank, Coca-Cola, NBC, and numerous other brand-name, global organizations.

Kevin R. Daley is the founder and chief executive of the Communispond Division of the Frontline Group and has trained more than 450,000 business executives.

Laura Daley-Caravella has been designing training programs and coaching executives for years. Her clients include Citibank, Coca-Cola, and NBC.

Soundview Executive Book Summaries

To help managers and business communicators improve the way they speak in front of critical listeners whenever clear communication is vital, Kevin Daley and Laura Daley-Caravella, two executive coaching experts, have compiled their vast experiences into a useful reference manual. Talk Your Way to the Top takes the fear out of numerous types of presentations, including delivering bad news, speaking at a luncheon, and briefing the boss. Copyright © 2003 Soundview Executive Book Summaries