In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts

In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts
by Jerry Weissman

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Author: Jerry Weissman
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-07-01
ISBN: 0131855174
Number of pages: 216
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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ISBN13: 9780131855175
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Book Review: Highly Recommended
Summary: 5 Stars

Public speaking is considered one of the most threatening situations you can face in your job. Answering follow-up questions can be even more terrifying. Author Jerry Weissman, an experienced presentation coach, has written a short book to teach presenters specifically how to field tough, even hostile, questions without losing control. Using actual transcripts from presidential debates and press conferences, Weissman dissects the professionals' answers to show how their responses succeeded or failed. This interesting technique provides Weissman with the material to introduce his straightforward response technique. With some practice, even the most timid presenter should gain some confidence. So without waiting for you to ask any tough questions, we find this little book helpful for CEOs, executives and managers who face tough questions from analysts, regulators, investors, competitors or the press. You'll discover it's not so much the answer you give that really matters, but how you give it.

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Summary of In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions...When It Counts

Jerry Weissman has made a career of coaching nearly 500 execs on their IPO roadshows, the most critical presentations of their lives. Now, he's written an indispensable guide to answering the toughest questions you'll ever face. Using compelling examples from Presidential debates to stock analyst meetings, Weissman teaches how to respond with perfect assurance. Discover how to avoid the defensive, evasive, or contentious answers that have destroyed political careers and ruin credibility. Learn to control your entire exchange with a hostile questioner: the question, answer, interactions with questioner and audience, timing, and above all, yourself. Whether an executive, politician, fundraiser, interviewee, teacher, student -- or even a family member at Thanksgiving dinner -- you're judged on how you handle these moments. Get this book: handle them brilliantly.

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