What Mark Twain Learned Me 'bout Public Speaking

by Conor Cunneen

Cunneen describes the art and practice of Mark
Twain as a public speaker. He uses the words of Mark Twain and his contemporaries to evoke the effect of Twain on his audiences and his strategy of appearing unrehearsed while having memorized each detail of a speech.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2014

About the author

Motivational Humorist and business keynote speaker, Conor has spoken to audiences from Malaga to Memphis, from Harley-Davidson to Helsinki and many places in between.
Described as Mark Twain with a brogue and James Joyce meets Tom Peters, he has a deep passion for those in job search.
He has just authored SHEIFGAB the World: 8 Building Blocks to Successful Job Transition. Conor co-hosts JobTalk on Chicago radio and is a winner Chicago Humorous Speaker of the Year.



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Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. I purchased it from the author nearly a year ago and finally read it over the course of a week. In addition to getting a picture of Mark Twain as an accomplished professional speaker, I realized the entertainment value in live storytelling when there was no other kind.