Encore Effect or Free to Choose

Encore Effect: How to Achieve Remarkable Performance in Anything You Do

Author: Mark Sanborn

Whether you want to win that new account or inspire your family and friends, bestselling author and acclaimed speaker Mark Sanborn shows us how to make every performance count.

Every day, we are called to perform— at work, at home, in our communities. But is it possible to make every performance outstanding, the kind that leaves people applauding for an encore?

Mark Sanborn, leadership expert and bestselling author of The Fred Factor, says that anyone can achieve remarkable performance time after time—no matter what their personality, strengths, or weaknesses. In The Encore Effect Sanborn demonstrates, through his own experiences as well as those of the people he’s worked with in his career, how you can cultivate the traits shared by remarkable performers and achieve extraordinary results in all aspects of your life. The secrets lie in five steps:

Passion: The fuel for remarkable performance
Prepare: How remarkable performance begins
Practice: It won’t make you perfect, but it will make you better
Perform: How to engage your audience
Polish: Making your performance shine

Whether your “stage” is an office, a sales floor, the boardroom, or your own home, Sanborn’s sound advice and rousing encouragement will help you shine in every situation where it matters most.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
Warning!     1
Introduction     3
Understanding the Encore Effect
The Power of Encore Performances     7
From Routine to Remarkable-Make Them Want More!     13
Why Remarkable Performance Matters     23
A Different Kind of PDA     37
Achieving the Encore Effect
Passion: The Fuel for Remarkable Performance     47
Preparation: Where Remarkable Performance Begins     57
Practice: It Won't Make You Perfect, but It Will Make You Better     67
Performance: How to Engage Your Audience     81
Polish: Making Your Performance Shine     91
Pitfalls: How to Keep from Stumbling     101
Sharing the Encore Effect
How to Help Others Perform Remarkably     113
From Remarkable Performer to Remarkable Person     121
Epilogue     131

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