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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.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2025 Michael Chad Hoeppner (P)2025 Hachette Go
Career Success Communication & Social Skills Personal Development Public Speaking Words, Language & Grammar Physical Exercise

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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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This is a great advance in personal communications.

Lots of very practical advice given here, with exercises that the author makes you do before going on.

And doing those short exercises is very revealing.

In addition, the author has additional content (PDF and even a free downloadable app that listens and transcribes your practice) that allows you to see very quickly the specific improvements you can make to reduce the use of filler words.

It’s amazing how these exercises improve your speech so quickly.

Very strong content here on vastly improving your communications/delivery.

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Best book I’ve ever read on public speaking and communication.

Dispels many myths about public speaking and provides practical and proven techniques to improve your communications. Highly recommend.

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