by Joan Detz
St. Martin’s Press, Hard Cover
Available in bookstores or through www.joandetz.com.
Learn how to prepare and give memorable speeches for any special occasion:
* Anniversaries
* Awards
* Birthdays
* Children and School Groups
* Commencements
* Dedications: Buildings, Monuments, Parks
* Eulogies
* Farewells
* Fund Raising
* Honorary Degrees
* Impromptu Speeches
* Introducing Speakers
* Master of Ceremonies
* Meetings
* Panel Presentations
* Prayers
* Question and Answer Sessions
* Retirement Tributes
* Sales/Information Booths
* Sports Banquets
* Substitute Speaking
* Toasts
* Words of Welcome
“I don’t believe you can ever eliminate the butterflies you get in your stomach, but this book helps get those butterflies in flying formation.”
— Bill Brimmer, Executive Vice President,
The U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce
“A very helpful, very practical book.”
— Rabbi Harold S. Kushner,
Author of When Bad Things
Happen to Good People
“Joan Detz is the Emily Post of speech communication. She tells you what’s right, what’s wrong, what works, what doesn’t. You don’t have to wing it anymore.”
— James F. Fox, past President,
Public Relations Society of America
About the Author
Joan Detz is the author of How To Write & Give A Speech (St. Martin’s Press, 3rd Edition, 2002), which was praised by The Washington Post as “a how-to classic” … and also the author of It’s Not What You Say, it’s How You Say It (St. Martin’s Press, 2000): “Fresh advice … keen insights. A pithy manual … an excellent tool.” — Publishers Weekly. She teaches The Joan Detz Speechwriting Seminar Series for Basic, Advanced and Master Levels. Visit www.joandetz.com to learn more.