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Don't Say Um

How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life

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Don't Say Um

By: Michael Chad Hoeppner
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Communicate with confidence and improve your presentation skills with this essential guide–because delivery matters.

Michael Chad Hoeppner has coached presidential candidates, prominent CEOs, and Ivy League deans on their communication skills. Now, he shares his wide‑ranging knowledge in Don't Say Um.

Hoeppner has created an entirely new approach to communication training, providing physical exercises to quickly improve speaking. With simple-to-master exercises, Don’t Say Um is an essential tool for improving your speech.

Don't Say Um challenges our preconceived notions of good speaking techniques and offers powerful tools to become master communicators.
Business Communication Career Success Communication & Social Skills Meetings & Presentations Personal Development Personal Success Public Speaking Words, Language & Grammar

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“Incorporating Michael Chad Hoeppner's techniques into my personal and professional life is the single best investment I've made in myself since grad school. Don't Say Um will make you a better speaker, improve your relationships, and give you confidence to take on the world.”—Cassandra Freeman, actor
“Michael Chad Hoeppner has helped me and my team master the art of presentation. His easy-to-understand framework and creative exercises make public speaking feel like second nature. This remarkable and addictively readable book makes his methodologies available not just to companies like mine but to readers anywhere at any time!”—CEO, Movable Ink, Vivek Sharma
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