Speak from the Heart - by Steve Adubato (Paperback)

About the Book

"Adubato [discusses] how to engage people through empathy and understanding, how to be a great listener, and how to make an audience--whether one, one hundred, or one thousand people--care about you and your message. He helps you to rely less on written speeches, teleprompters, and index cards full of too much forgettable information, and learn, instead, how to tell a compelling story and create excitement and enthusiasm"--Publisher marketing.

Book Synopsis

In Speak from the Heart, Emmy Award-winning broadcaster, newspaper columnist, and motivational speaker Steve Adubato reveals the secrets to being a great communicator -- with a program that will dramatically change the way you talk, listen, and connect with others.

Steve Adubato's life experiences, both professional and as a husband, son, brother, and father, have taught him invaluable lessons about the power of personal, sincere communication. In Speak from the Heart, he demonstrates that being a truly great communicator is not simply about being articulate or being a "good talker." It is not about fancy visuals and PowerPoint presentations, or hard-core sales pitches, or even who has the most facts, figures, and technical wizardry. What really counts is making an authentic connection with other people that comes not merely from the intellect but from the heart.

If you want to make a lasting impact, Dr. Adubato shows you how to engage people through empathy and understanding, how to be a great listener, and how to make an audience -- whether one, one hundred, or one thousand people -- care about you and your message. He helps you to rely less on written speeches, teleprompters, and index cards full of too much forgettable information, and learn, instead, how to tell a compelling story and create excitement and enthusiasm. You will learn, for example, how to:

• Lecture less and engage more
  
• Communicate under pressure
  
• Make effective use of eye contact
  
• Develop a conversational style
  
• Inspire in a human, personal way
  
• Become comfortable with your core message
  

Speak from the Heart will not only make it easier for you to communicate your message without being ignored or misunderstood; it will also improve your relationships with other people and help you to become more productive at work -- with more satisfaction and less stress.

Written by a man who has trained thousands of professionals in all walks of life, including corporate managers, lawyers, educators, health professionals, salespeople, and customer service reps, Speak from the Heart is for anyone who interacts with others at work, at home, in the community, or at social functions.

Review Quotes

Bill Baker President, WNET/Channel 13 (PBS), New York Steve is a one-of-a-kind communicator who gives advice that can help you get heard in an increasingly superficial world.

Bill Bradley former U.S. Senator It took me ten years of public speaking to learn what "Speak from the Heart" shares in a few hours of reading...A great resource and a fun read!

Dr. Jane Greer author of "Gridlock: Finding the Courage to Move On in Love, Work and Life" In "Speak from the Heart, " Dr. Adubato demonstrates how passion and compassion can empower and enrich all your personal and professional relationships...A must-read.

Laura Berman Fortgang author of "Living Your Best Life" Whether you need to make a speech or talk straight with your kids, "Speak from the Heart" will become your bible for expressing yourself.

Mark Victor Hansen co-creator, #1 "New York Times" bestselling series, "Chicken Soup for the Soul" The heart of speaking is speaking from the heart, and Steve Adubato has mastered this important art form and shares with you its mighty secrets.

Tommy Lasorda former manager, Los Angeles Dodgers, two-time World Series Champions Steve Adubato has hit a home run with "Speak from the Heart." It's passionate, personal, and practical.

Bill Baker

President, WNET/Channel 13 (PBS), New York

Steve is a one-of-a-kind communicator who gives advice that can help you get heard in an increasingly superficial world.

Bill Bradley

former U.S. Senator

It took me ten years of public speaking to learn what "Speak from the Heart" shares in a few hours of reading...A great resource and a fun read!

Laura Berman Fortgang

author of "Living Your Best Life"

Whether you need to make a speech or talk straight with your kids, "Speak from the Heart" will become your bible for expressing yourself.

Mark Victor Hansen

co-creator, #1 "New York Times" bestselling series, "Chicken Soup for the Soul"

The heart of speaking is speaking from the heart, and Steve Adubato has mastered this important art form and shares with you its mighty secrets.

Tommy Lasorda

former manager, Los Angeles Dodgers, two-time World Series Champions

Steve Adubato has hit a home run with "Speak from the Heart." It's passionate, personal, and practical.

About the Author

Steve Adubato, Ph.D., has enjoyed a distinguished career as a broadcaster, author, university professor, and motivational speaker. Steve is a Rutgers University lecturer, four-time Emmy Award-winning television anchor for WNET/Channel 13 (PBS), and newspaper columnist. In addition to his work on public television, Steve is an expert commentator for ABC/7 in New York. Adubato also served in the mid-1980s as New Jersey's youngest state legislator at age twenty-six.

A much sought-after motivational speaker, for the past decade Dr. Adubato has conducted communication, leadership, and team-building workshops for a variety of clients in the corporate and nonprofit sectors, including Prudential, PaineWebber, Johnson & Johnson, Merrill Lynch, the United Nations, and the American Cancer Society. His motivational program, called "Stand and Deliver: Speak from the Heart," is a dynamic, hands-on professional development and training program that Dr. Adubato created to help professionals reach their potential as communicators and leaders. You can visit the program's Web site at www.stand-deliver.com.

Currently the anchor of two WNET/Channel 13 (PBS) broadcasts and a syndicated television series called "One-on-One" with Steve Adubato, Adubato has interviewed hundreds of guests, including such public figures as Rudy Giuliani, Colin Powell, Bill Bradley, Al Gore, Bobbi Brown, Ralph Nader, Sam Donaldson, Tommy Lasorda, David Dinkins, Ed Koch, Ross Perot, Jesse Jackson, and Christie Whitman. He has also gone one-on-one with CEOs of Fortune 500 corporations, entrepreneurs, and athletes, as well as with ordinary people accomplishing extraordinary things.