"Eighty-five percent of your success in the next five years will depend on your ability to speak and communicate your ideas" When we become a leader communication skills become essential to our success and our team's success. It's been estimated that 80% of a leader's day is spent communicating and yet 90% of all leaders have no formal training in communication. Poor, ineffective, and incomplete communication cost America's healthcare system 12.9 billion dollars annually. In this book you'll learn: Connect with your audience and engage their emotions as well as their minds. Understand audience dynamics and how to tailor your presentation to meet their expectations. How to begin strong and capture your audience's attention. Storytelling skills to make your content memorable. Connect to their 'why' and make your message about the mission and not just another task to be completed. Demonstrate evidence-based statistics to support your points. Communicate authentically to reignite the passion in your teams.