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Don’t Say Um

How to Communicate Effectively to Live a Better Life

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By Michael Chad Hoeppner

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$39.00 CAD

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  1. Hardcover $30.00 $39.00 CAD
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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.

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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
  • “Michael Chad Hoeppner is an expert on effective speaking who has helped countless people improve, myself included. Don’t Say Um is, by far, one of the most useful things you will ever read. Whether you’re speaking to crowds on a national stage or individuals at work or at home, the tools in his book are nothing short of life-changing.”
     
    presidential candidate, Andrew Yang

On Sale
Jan 7, 2025
Page Count
288 pages
Publisher
Balance
ISBN-13
9780306834509

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Michael Chad Hoeppner

About the Author

Michael Chad Hoeppner helps people speak well when it matters most.  With nearly 20 years in the field, Hoeppner coaches thousands of professionals around the world.  His corporate clients include three of the top eight global financial firms, one third of the AmLaw100, two of the four US professional sports leagues, and multinational tech, pharma, and food and beverage companies.

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