Creating Personal Presence: Look, Talk, Think, and Act Like a Leader (Paperback)

Preface Introduction: Why Should You Care? Part 1: How You Look Chapter 1: Consider First Impressions Like First Loves Chapter 2: Take Stage Chapter 3: Channel the Passion Chapter 4: Translate Your Body Language to Credibility Chapter 5: Don't Disappear Part 2: How You Talk Chapter 6: Be Professional, Not Professorial Chapter 7: Heed the Highlighter Principle Chapter 8: Say the Right Thing at the Right Time and Leave Unsaid the Wrong Thing at the Emotional Moment Chapter 9: Abandon Chicken Little, But Stop Sugarcoating Chapter 10: Move the Conversation Forward Part 3: How You Think Chapter 11: Think Strategically Chapter 12: Cut Through the Clutter Chapter 13: Take a Point of View Chapter 14: Think Like Hollywood Chapter 15: Learn to Think on Your Feet Under Pressure Part 4: How You Act Chapter 16: Engage Emotionally Chapter 17: Master Modesty and Mind Your Manners Chapter 18: Lighten Up Without Letting Down Chapter 19: Commit to What You Communicate Chapter 20: Show Up, Own Up, and Straighten It Up A Final Note The Personal Presence Self-Assessment Notes Bibliography Index About the Author