You Are The Message: Revolutionary Speaking Tools for a Better Life, Deeper Loves, and Irresistable Leadership

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"You Are The Message" is written by two life-long communicators who are good friends. Both have vast backgrounds of worldwide experience in effective speaking and helping others to do the same. Making each word and idea fully understood and empowered by using easily learned delivery techniques never before revealed.

Whether you're trying to make better conversation on a first date, or even giving a high level TED talk to Fortune 500 companies, the revolutionary ideas in this book were forged in the fire of experience, are easily understood, and will allow you to reveal and deliver your ideas more effectively.

Drawing from some of the most demanding and even stressful speaking experiences imaginable, the insights and accessible training techniques from these two authors will empower your verbal skills in ways you will utilize for the rest of your life.

Reviews

"This is the practical application of wisdom beyond common sense...anyone who intends to leave their home today and impact the world around them will take from this book multiple memorable truths." KEN VALENTINE -- US Secret Service Special Agent, ret

"This book is a must read and an incredibly useful tool for effective communication." MARK ZASSO -- Former Client Exec, IBM Corp

"An easy to read guide to better communication not only in a professional world, but in your daily life . . . It both challenges, and encourages the reader to think outside the box, and look at communication in different ways. Highly recommend!" BRIAN WILLETT - Keyboardist of pop group One Republic, Songwriter, Producer, Performer

"Whether you're a leader who has to inspire and motivate a team, someone who engages employees and customers, or if you need better communication in your family, this is the book for you. If this had been available earlier in my career, it would have changed everything I do in today's media-driven world." PHIL COOKE, Ph.D. - Writer, Producer, Speaker, and Author

"Practical wisdom that when applied, can impact all aspects of life. A must read for anyone who wants to elevate their speaking ability." LAURA OSNES - Two time Tony Award nominee, Actor, Vocalist, and Performer

"There's so much good, practical info here that goes deeper into the "why's" and "how's" than any other book on communications I've ever read." GARY DOWD - Award Winning Producer/Director

"If you are serious about public speaking, voice acting or improving your leadership skills at home or at work, you will find this book a powerful resource." KATIE LEIGH - Award Winning Voice Actor, Director, Coach

"I expected to find a simple recitation of well-known factors in communication. Instead, I was amazed to be introduced to a plethora of fresh, new ideas and practical real-life examples" BOB CHADWICK - Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corps (ret), J.D. Columbia University School of Law

Author Bio

Joel Weldon is a nationally recognized voice actor, trainer, speakingcoach, singer-songwriter, and communications consultant. You've heard his voice frequently as the ongoing nationwide voice of FORD, Carl's Jr/Hardee's, NASCAR, NHL, FOX Sports, Rosetta Stone, Toyota, Caterpillar, Harvest with Greg Laurie, In Touch Ministries with Charles Stanley, and dozens more. As the founder of Empower Your Platform studio in Southern California, he's trained hundreds of voice actors, coached countless executives, pastors, and speakers for companies such as Rocket Mortgage and Desiring God ministries. He's been the voice of many award-winning productions with Emmys, Tellys, and other awards. As a Christian music artist, Joel Weldon has performed concerts and presented more than a thousand performances in 15 countries around the world, written songs for several other artists, and composed scores for PBS documentaries.
Bob Phillips holds a PhD in counseling and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. He is a speaker, consultant, and New York Times Best Selling Author. He is the former executive director of a large non-profit youth camping program. He is also the co-founder of the Pointman Leadership Institute, which has presented leadership seminars to over 100,000 leaders in seventy-six countries worldwide. The Institute's
focus involves seminars on ethics and integrity in leadership and anti-corruption presentations. The instructors have presented seminars to various government leaders, military and police agencies, business organizations, colleges, churches, and community
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groups. This includes speaking to leaders at the FBI Academy, instructors at the U.S. Air Force Academy, generals and colonels for the prison systems of the Russian Federation, and a number of various Parliaments. Bob is the author of 137 books including: How To Deal With Annoying People, Leadership Success in 10 Minutes a day, Overcoming Anxiety and Depression, 101 Leadership Insights, and Attitude Is A Choice-So Pick A Good One.