The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
by Dale Carnegie
Carnegie's speaking course in book form: earn the right to talk about your subject, speak about what you know and care about, be eager to share, talk in terms of the audience's interests, and the mechanics of short talks, impromptu speaking and persuasion. It is plain and practical and remains the basis of many speaking programs.
Read it if…
you are an occasional speaker who wants fundamentals, not performance techniques.
Skip it if…
you are an advanced speaker; the material is basic.
Three things you will actually use
- Speak about what you have earned the right to discuss.
- Build talks on incidents, not abstractions.
- Preparation is the cure for fear.
Do this first
Prepare your next short talk around one incident from your own experience and the point it makes.
Our verdict
Plain and practical.
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