Index

  • A
  • Accents, 184–185
  • Acceptance, 27, 30–31, 47
  • Accomplishments, 49–50
  • Acker, Mike:
    • early life, 14–15
    • as pastor, 46
  • ADHD (attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder), 58
  • Affirmations, 58–59
  • Albus Dumbledore (fictional character), 8
  • Ambady, Nalini, 203
  • America's Got Talent (TV series), 168, 172, 200
  • Anchorman (film), 180, 199
  • Anchors, 33–43
    • identity sway, 40–44
    • live by design, 39–40
    • mission, 37–38
    • values, 34–36
  • Angelou, Maya, 58
  • Apathy, 9
  • Appreciation, 27, 47
  • Archimedes, 109
  • Aristotle, 1–2, 14
  • Arrogance, 9
  • Articulation, 182, 186
  • Attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 58
  • Attitude, 78–79
  • Audacity Speakers, 90
  • Audiences, 97–108
    • connection with, 101–103
    • focus on, 98–101
    • as individuals, 103–105
    • reading, 66–68
    • wants of, 105–107
  • Awareness and practice, 161–162
  • B
  • Basketball, 103
  • Beliefs, limiting, 59–63
  • Bible, 15
  • “Big five” elements of personality, 25
  • Blame, 54
  • Body control, 205
  • Body of speech, 125
  • Book review, 77
  • Boring speakers, 7
  • Bosworth, Brian, 30
  • Brainstorming, 121–124
  • Braveheart (film), 58
  • Brown, Brené, 54
  • Bucket system, 126–129, 143–145
  • C
  • Carnegie, Dale, 106, 134
  • Cash, Johnny, 102
  • Chan, Jackie, 147
  • “The Circle of Life” (song), 37
  • Circling back, 151–152
  • Cleese, John, 121
  • CliftonStrengths, 24
  • Cobra Kai (TV series), 118
  • Columbo (fictional character), 149–150
  • Commitment, 223–224
  • Comparison and competition, 69–72
  • Confidence:
    • false, 8, 159
    • framework for, ix–xiv
    • and humility, 160
    • sources of, 3–7, 159–163
  • Connect Through Emotional Intelligence (Acker), 71, 115
  • Cosby, Bill, 8
  • Counseling, 43–44, 46, 57
  • COVID pandemic, 75
  • Crews, Terry, 172–173
  • Cuddy, Amy, 203, 216
  • Cultural identity, 49
  • D
  • Dalai Lama, 173
  • Daniel‐san (fictional character), 137
  • Dante, 39
  • Denver Broncos, 74
  • DISC personality assessment, 25
  • Distractions, 205, 220
  • Dunkirk (film), 5
  • Dunning‐Kruger Effect, 95
  • E
  • Education, 49
  • Elements of Style (Strunk and White), 152
  • Emotions, 2, 41
  • The E‐Myth Revisited (Gerber), 110
  • Enablers, 56
  • English as a second language, 184–185
  • Enneagram, 25
  • Entertainers, speakers as, 7
  • Enunciation exercise, 186
  • ESPN, 19
  • Ethos, 1–2
  • Eureka moments, 109
  • Exercises:
    • enunciation, 186
    • expository reading, 146
    • lion mask/lemon face, 210–211
    • pencil, 186, 211
    • power posturing, 218
    • speech therapy, 182–184
    • sticky note, 145
    • values, 34–36
    • voice clarity, 186–187
    • word emphasis, 198
  • Expository reading, 146
  • External locus of control, 53–54
  • Eyes, 207–209
  • G
  • Gates, Bill, 95
  • Gattaca (film), 223
  • Gerber, Michael, 110
  • The Gifts of Imperfection (Brown), 54
  • Gilderoy Lockhart (fictional character), 8
  • Gillespie, Gary, xii, 1
  • Goodwin, Doris Kearns, 12
  • GO on the Mission, 37, 91
  • “Grandfather” paragraph, 182–183
  • Grow Your Soul (Acker), 115
  • H
  • Hamlet (Shakespeare), 15
  • Hand gestures, 212–216
  • Harry Potter (book and film series), 7
  • Hawke, Ethan, 223
  • Health, xiii
  • Henry, Patrick, ix
  • Heyerdahl, Thor, ix
  • Hitch (film), 43
  • Honesty, 47
  • Hooks, 132–133
  • Hope, 54–55
  • Hospitality, 101
  • Humility and confidence, 160
  • Humor, 133
  • Hypocrisy, 8, 47
  • I
  • Identity:
    • and competition, 72
    • determination of, 4–5
    • as speaker, 15–16
    • sway, 40–44
  • I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (Angelou), 58
  • Impatience, 23–24
  • Imposter syndrome, 20, 29–30, 45–53
  • Improvement, 27, 30–31, 47
  • Inferno (Dante), 39–40
  • Insecurity, 34
  • Intelligence, emotional, 41
  • Interest pauses, 172–174
  • J
  • Jamie Tartt (fictional character), 72
  • Jesus, 222
  • Jolt soda, 197
  • K
  • Kaplan, Abraham, 163
  • Karate, 145
  • Karate Kid (film), 118, 137
  • Katas, 137–138, 145
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr., ix
  • Knowledge, 95–96, 221
  • L
  • Ladder of Value, 48, 77
  • Lead with No Fear (Acker), 115, 128
  • Lee, Bruce, 147
  • Lemon face, 211
  • Lifetime learning, 162–163
  • Limiting beliefs, 59–63
  • Lincoln (film), 142
  • Lincoln, Abraham, 142
  • Lion mask, 210
  • Live by design, 39–40
  • Locus of control, 53–54
  • Logos, 2–3
  • M
  • Magnification, selective, 41–42
  • Martial arts, 137–138, 145, 147
  • Maxwell, John, 6, 79
  • Meandering, 151
  • Mental ruts, 55–57
  • Messages:
    • definition of, 5–6
    • elements of, 85–88
  • Message content, 89–96
    • authority, 95
    • main point, 93–94
    • purpose, 92–93
  • Michael Scott (fictional character), 102
  • Mind maps, 121–124
  • Mirror effect, 211–212
  • Misalignments, 28–30, 53
  • Mission, 37–38, 78
  • Money, 48
  • Mouths, 180–181, 209
  • Movement and word match, 204–205
  • Mr. Miyagi (fictional character), 118, 137
  • Muscle memory, 137–138
  • Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator®, 25
  • N
  • Narcissism, 28–29, 46
  • Nonverbal communication, 203–220
    • body control, 205
    • and comfort of speaker, 205–206
    • distractions, 220
    • facial expressions, 207–212
    • hand gestures, 212–216
    • movement and word match, 204–205
    • posture and body movement, 216–220
  • Northwest University (Kirkland, Wash.), xii
  • “Now” you, 41–42
  • O
  • Obstacles, 45–81
    • comparison and competition, 69–72
    • imposter syndrome, 45–53
    • limiting beliefs, 59–63
    • rejection, 73–81
    • verbal and mental tracks, 65–69
    • victim mentality, 53–59
  • The Office (TV series), 102
  • “Once upon a time” system, 142–143
  • Oxford Languages, 15
  • P
  • Pathos, 2
  • Pauses, 165–174
    • for interest, 172–174
    • magic of, 166
    • for question and response, 170–172
    • for thinking, 166–170
  • Pearl Jam, 57
  • Pencil exercise, 186, 211
  • Perfection, 26–27
  • Performance, present, 50–51
  • Personality, 25–26
  • Personas, 16–21
  • Personhood, 16–21
  • Peterson, Jordan, 144–145
  • Phoenix, Joaquin, 102
  • Political candidates, 203
  • Positive influences, 57–58
  • Possessions, 48
  • Posture and body movement, 216–220
  • Power posturing, 218
  • Prepare to Speak (Acker), 58
  • Princeton University, 203
  • Professor Binns (fictional character), 7
  • Professor Trelawney (fictional character), 7
  • Psychology Today (magazine), 59
  • Q
  • Question and response pauses, 170–172
  • Questions, as hooks, 133
  • Quotes, as hooks, 133
  • R
  • Rambling, 149–156
    • reduction of, 154–156
    • types of, 150–153
  • Reading, expository, 146
  • Reading audiences, 66–68
  • Refuges, 76–77
  • Rejection, 73–81
  • Relatability, 132
  • Relationships, xiii
  • Resiliency, 54
  • Robbins, Tony, 32
  • Robert's Rules of Order, 91
  • Role playing, 146
  • Ron Burgundy (fictional character), 180, 199
  • Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 79
  • Root causes, 57
  • S
  • Sanders, Deion, 165
  • San Juan Islands (Washington State), 33
  • Saturday Night Live, 58
  • Scientific American, 53, 55
  • Seattle Seahawks, 74
  • Self‐image, 16
  • Shakespeare, William, 15
  • Shark Tank, 96
  • Shotgun approach, 138
  • Skills development, 6–7, 159–163
  • Smalley, Stuart, 58
  • Smith, Will, 43
  • Sniper system, 141–142
  • Soccer, 159
  • Socrates, 49
  • The Sound of Music (film), 117
  • Spanish language, 185
  • Speak and Meet Virtually (Acker), 115, 136, 171, 208
  • Speaking wounds, 55, 57
  • Speak with No Fear (Acker), x, 8, 19, 43, 57, 79, 115, 149
  • Speech impediments, 182–184
  • Spelling bee system, 139–141
  • Spielberg, Steven, 142
  • Spontaneous speeches, 137–147
    • “once upon a time” system, 142–143
    • practice for, 145–147
    • preparation for, 137–139
    • sniper system, 141–142
    • spelling bee system, 139–141
    • sticky note system, 144–145
    • three bucket system, 143–144
  • Stammer, 167
  • Standard speeches, 117–136
    • conclusion of, 125, 130–131
    • editing for flow, 134–136
    • getting started, 117–121
    • introduction to, 117, 131–134
    • mind maps, 121–124
    • organization of points, 124–130
    • time needed to write, 109–110
    • visual presentations, 136
  • Stanton, Edwin, 142
  • Starting point, 221–223
  • Statements, as hooks, 133
  • Statistics, as hooks, 133
  • Sticky note system, 144–145
  • Stories, as hooks, 133
  • Storytelling, 142–143
  • Strengths and weaknesses, 23–33
    • perfection, 26–30
    • personality, 25–26
    • self‐improvement and self‐acceptance, 30–32
  • Stuffing (type of rambling), 152–153
  • Systems, power of, 109–116
  • T
  • Team of Rivals (Goodwin), 142
  • Ted Lasso (TV series), 72
  • TED talks, 69, 198, 203, 212, 215
  • Tendencies, natural vs. adaptive, 25
  • Thinking:
    • open and closed, 121–122
    • pauses, 166–170
  • 30 for 30 (documentary series), 19
  • Three‐point speech, 125–126
  • Toastmasters, 163
  • Todorov, Alex, 203
  • Trust, xi, 1–2, 131, 132, 151, 155
  • Tufts University, 203
  • U
  • Unexpectedness, 133
  • Uptalk, 199–201
  • V
  • Values, 34–36, 78
  • Verbal and mental tracks, 65–69
  • Verbal processing, 153
  • Victim mentality, 30, 53–59, 69
  • Visual presentations, 136
  • Vocal variety, 189–201
    • grid, 191–197
    • importance of, 189–191
    • uptalk, 199–201
    • Z factor, 197–198
  • Voice clarity, 175–187
    • barriers to, 179–185
    • changing one's voice, 175–177
    • understanding of others, 177–179
  • Von Trapp, Maria, 117
  • Y
  • You, as message, 13–21
  • Z
  • Z factor, 197–198
  • Zoom meetings, 105
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