Title: FAQ! I Have to Speak, Pages: 328 Pages, Publish Date: 12th May 2025, Author: Marnick Vandebroek, ISBN: 9789020936308. The most effective techniques that professional comedians, keynote speakers and respected politicians across the world use to capture the hearts and minds of their audience.Before you start reading 9 The question that started it all 11 MINDSET – BASIC PRINCIPLES & BELIEFS OF GREAT SPEAKERS 17 1. Why should I learn to speak better? I’m not in sales. 18 2. Is it something you can learn or is it just a gift some people have? 24 3. How can I tell stories when everything in my company has to be to the point? 34 PERFORMANCE – OWNING YOUR STAGE LIKE A PROFESSIONAL 43 4. How can I become less nervous? 44 5. How do I avoid using filler words? 64 6. Should I use speaker notes? 70 7. How can I be funny? 76 8. How do I manage my energy, even on a bad day? 90 9. How do I speak with more confidence and enthusiasm without being seen as fake? 102 CONTENT – TURNING INFORMATION INTO IMPACTFUL STORIES 127 (It’s best to read these six chapters in order.) 10. How can I capture the audience’s attention? 128 11. How do I prepare my presentation? 144 12. How do I structure my presentation? 164 13. How do I turn my message into an actual story? 178 14. How do I interact with my audience and pose good questions? 190 15. How do I build a powerful slide deck? 214 CREDIBILITY – LEADING YOUR AUDIENCE IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS 239 16. How do I stay in control when being challenged by my audience? 240 17. What if I don’t believe in the story I have to tell? 256 18. What if I’m expected to send something to my audience upfront? 264 CONTEXT – SPEAKING IN A DIFFERENT SETTING OR ROLE 273 19. Do these insights and techniques also work in front of a camera or in a video call? 274 20. How do I host an event or meeting? 288 AI – USING TECHNOLOGY TO YOUR ADVANTAGE 309 21. Can’t I just ask AI to do everything for me? 310 And so it begins 316 Sources 318 Who is Marnick Vandebroek? 324