In the Line of Fire: How to Handle Tough Questions -- When It Counts, 2nd Edition

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Answer even the toughest, most hostile questions brilliantly! Learn to take the floor, stay poised – and win your audience over every time.

• The indispensable resource for anyone facing a public Q&A session: businesspeople, politicians, fundraisers, presenters and more
• The world's #1 presentation coach shows how to get ready and stay in control – from start to finish
• Now fully updated with brand-new case studies and even more expert advice

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Answer even the toughest, most hostile questions brilliantly: take the floor, stay poised, and win your audience over every time! Imagine: you’re standing in front of an audience and you've just been asked the question you'd been dreading — or, worse, you've been blindsided with a brutal question you never expected. What to do? Jerry Weissman has made a career of preparing executives for that moment. He's coached nearly 500 executives on their IPO road shows, the most critical presentations of their lives. Weissman’s In the Line of Fire has established itself as the world’s definitive guide to answering brutally tough questions in public — and now, he’s completely updated this classic with new examples, case studies, and even more great advice. Using compelling, up-to-the-minute examples from Wall Street, Washington, D.C., and beyond, Weissman teaches how to respond with perfect assurance, no matter what. You’ll discover how to avoid the defensive, evasive, or contentious answers that have destroyed political careers and can ruin your credibility. Weissman shows you how to control your entire exchange with a hostile questioner: the question, answer, interactions with questioner and audience, timing, and above all, yourself. Whether you're an executive, politician, fundraiser, interviewee, teacher, student — or even a family member at Thanksgiving dinner — you're judged on how you handle these moments. Get this book: handle them brilliantly.

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Table of Contents

• Introduction: Universal Challenges, Universal Solutions    
• Chapter 1: Agility versus Force   
• Chapter 2: The Critical Dynamics of Q&A   
• Chapter 3: Effective Management Implemented    
• Chapter 4: You’re Not Listening!    
• Chapter 5: Active Listening    
• Chapter 6: Retake the Floor     
• Chapter 7: Provide the Answer    
• Chapter 8: Topspin in Action    
• Chapter 9: Preparation    
• Chapter 10: The Art of War    
• Chpater 11: Lessons Not Learned    
• Chapter 12: The Role Model    
• Endnotes    
• Acknowledgments    
• Index    

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