Gail Larsen - Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story

Gail Larsens wise book will help anyone tap into the remarkable power of story, transforming not just the listener but the storyteller as well. In our changing world, with unprecedented possibilities for communicating, these lessons are vital.

Larry Dossey, MD, author of The Extraordinary
Power of Ordinary Things

Gails method is a remarkably powerful way to build leadership skills that effectively integrates inner healing and transformation with practical skill building. I cannot recommend her book or her work more highly, as they have been truly transformative for me and improved my speaking skills immeasurably.

Nina Simons, co-executive director, Bioneers

Whether the subject is bookkeeping, paleontology, God, or personal transformation, there is nothing more moving, inspiring, or effective than speaking from your heart. Gail Larsen will take you there.

Lindsay Wagner, actress, producer, humanitarian

We all want to be part of a bigger story, something beyond ourselves that allows us to serve the common good and find personal fulfillment. Gail Larsen uniquely helps you down the path of finding that story in yourself and communicating it to others. I can think of no greater gift than what Gail offers each and every reader.

Dr. Mark Albion, cofounder, Net Impact, and author
of the New York Times best seller Making a Life,
Making a Living and True to Yourself

Brilliant! Our stories can make a real and human contact like nothing else, and the time to tell our stories is now. Gails message, backed by decades of experience and a sound method, is clear: Be the one to set in motion the world-transforming story that your life, and your life alone, has prepared you to tell.

Sankara Saranam, author of God Without Religion

In this powerful and insightful book, Gail touches the Source, both of our own humanity and of our capacity to speak our truths in ways which touch the humanity and the hearts of others. By embracing the guidance and wisdom on these pages, transformational speakers have the opportunity to ignite transformational conversationsthose that can help shape life-affirming futures in our organizations, our communities, and on this fragile and beautiful planet. BRAVO!

Juanita Brown, PhD, cofounder, The World Caf

Gail Larsen is a master teacher who is catalyzing the emergence of a sustainable world through Real Speaking. Now her book brings this powerful approach alive on the page. Anyone who wants to speak out and make a difference in the world will benefit from reading Transformational Speaking.

Peggy Taylor and Rick Ingrasci, MD, coauthors of Chop Wood,
Carry Water: A Guide to Finding Spiritual Fulfillment in Everyday Life

Gail Larsen is an exceptional storyteller, practitioner, and entrepreneur who embodies the title of her new book. She is changing the world with her unique gifts and talents. Some books offer lessons and others inspiration, but few accomplish both while providing hands-on practical tools and advice. Keep Transformational Speaking handyyoure going to use it for years to come.

Pam Chaloult, chief operating officer, Renewal Partners/
Endswell Foundation, and former co-executive director,
Social Venture Network

Gails thoughtful and practical application of indigenous wisdom to those who address todays contemporary audiences allows them to create greater impact and meaning by accessing their authentic power. Using the time-tested effect of story, those who apply the principles of Transformational Speaking will penetrate differences and resistance and be heard. This wonderful book provides a lens into speaking that is not taught elsewhere. It will transform your experience as a public speaker.

Richard C. Whiteley, cofounder, The Forum Corporation, and author of
The Customer Driven Company and Customer Centered Growth

While I had been a speaker for years before taking Real Speaking, I had never heard: You are a wonderful and compelling speaker. I love hearing you speak. Working with Gail transformed my whole experience of speaking from enduring it to really enjoying it. Now the teachings from Gails workshop are available to you in this excellent book. Transformational Speaking is must reading for anyone who does any speaking.

Margaret Paul, PhD, coauthor of Do I Have to Give Up Me
to Be Loved By You?

Transformational Speaking is an invaluable resource and practical guide for anyone, at any age, in any profession, to become more skilled and effective in all aspects of how to communicate in compelling and authentic ways.

Angeles Arrien, PhD, cultural anthropologist and author
of The Four-Fold Way and The Second Half of Life

If you buy only one book on speaking, let this be the one! With decades of high-level experience, Gail Larsen is a true master in engaging the authentic voice of every speaker. Transformational Speaking will help you be more effective in any speaking situation, as you learn to speak from what Gail calls your home zone, that place of integrity, depth and power.

Dr. Brian Nattrass, Batten Fellow of the Darden Graduate School
of Business; managing partner, Sustainability Partners, Inc.; and
coauthor of Dancing with the Tiger and The Natural Step for Business

Wise and accessible, Transformational Speaking will help you leap forward in your confidence and understanding with practical tools and a framework to support your unique voice. Gail Larsens work is having a significant impact on the ability of social change leaders to communicate their messages to inspire support and action. This timely book makes her excellent training available to anyone who has something to say and wants to speak with power and confidence.

Joel Solomon, president, Renewal Partners; executive director,
Endswell Foundation; and board chair, Hollyhock Retreat Centre

Gail Larsen has taken her place as a master teacher, showing us how to use the gift of story to inspire and teach people to be a transformative force through speaking. This is an invaluable resource for people of all professions.

Sandra Ingerman, author of Soul Retrieval and
How to Heal Toxic Thoughts

Gail Larsen shows you how to speak from the heartthe only place from which you can really reach an audience. This is the best book on public speaking Ive read.

W. Brian Arthur, economist and keynote speaker

Refreshing and original, Transformational Speaking will help you celebrate your inherent gifts and values, and speak with clarity, conviction, and confidence. Gail leads you step by step to find your voice and be heard.

Wally Amos, inspirational speaker, author, and cookie man

This inspiring book approaches public speaking from the core outward, connecting us with the passionate voice that lies behind our deeper lifes purpose. I find myself returning again and again to the wisdom in these pages.

Chris Jordan, photographic artist

Transformational Speaking presents a spiritual path in a how- to bookwhat a rare find! Its beautifully written, passionate, and totally authentic. Gail is someone you WANT to learn from, and she has so much to share. Her teaching is filled with depth and presence and makes you realize that a podium is a meditation cushion in disguise. And vice versa, too. Become a better speaker, Gails way, and youre bound to find more than a little enlightenment along the way.