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How to Master Public Speaking: Gain public speaking confidence, defeat public speaking anxiety, and learn 297 tips to public speaking. Master the art of public speaking, communication, and rhetoric.
In this book, you learn how to start a speech, how to construct a speech, and how to end a speech. You also learn tips for speaking with confidence, designing the slides of your presentation, and persuading audiences. This book covers various speaking techniques, from the beginner to the advanced. It includes examples, strategies, and stories that will show you the lessons taught in the book. I used to avoid speaking publicly, but with practice and trial and error, I developed my skills. This book shows you what I learned after giving many speeches and coaching many speakers. It offers lessons for impromptu and prepared speaking, formal and informal presentations, and informational and persuasive messages. It helps you decide if you will use a microphone, a podium, or props. It also shows you tools for speaking with eloquence and effective rhythm.
252 pages, Paperback
Published September 24, 2019
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February 17, 2023
I wish it was more clear on Amazon that this book was self-published, so here is your warning. I do a reasonable amount of public speaking as part of my job, and while I feel like I’ve gotten pretty good at it there is always room for improvement, so I was looking forward to this book.
While there are some good takeaways here, this book reads like it was written as an undergrad assignment for a persuasive writing class. The editing for grammar is reasonable enough, but there is almost no stylistic editing at all, and the author’s writing style leaves a lot to be desired. It also feels like he wrote this book, realized it was only fifty pages, and then said “oh man, I can’t sell a fifty page book, I better say everything I said once five times instead to get this thing over two hundred pages.”
This reads like “Keep in mind that brevity is a value when delivering a speech. This means that less words will always be received better by your audience than more words would be. In other words, try to make a short speech if a long speech is not required. You should aim for your speeches to be brief, your audience will appreciate it.” Pulling your hair out yet? Me too.
While there are some good takeaways here, this book reads like it was written as an undergrad assignment for a persuasive writing class. The editing for grammar is reasonable enough, but there is almost no stylistic editing at all, and the author’s writing style leaves a lot to be desired. It also feels like he wrote this book, realized it was only fifty pages, and then said “oh man, I can’t sell a fifty page book, I better say everything I said once five times instead to get this thing over two hundred pages.”
This reads like “Keep in mind that brevity is a value when delivering a speech. This means that less words will always be received better by your audience than more words would be. In other words, try to make a short speech if a long speech is not required. You should aim for your speeches to be brief, your audience will appreciate it.” Pulling your hair out yet? Me too.
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