Name: The Art of Public Speaking
ISBN: 9781522025542

The Art of Public Speaking

The best way to become a confident, effective public speaker, according to the authors of this landmark book, is simply to do it. Practice, practice, practice. And while you're at it, assume the positive. Have something to say. Forget the self. Cast out fear. Be absorbed by your subject. And most importantly, expect success. "If you believe you will fail," they write, "there is hope for you. You will." DALE CARNEGIE (1888-1955), a pioneer in public speaking and personality development, gained fame by teaching others how to become successful. His book How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936) has sold more than 10 million copies. He also founded the Dale Carnegie Institute for Effective Speaking and Human Relations, with branches all over the world. JOSEPH BERG ESENWEIN (1867-1946) also wrote The Art of Story-Writing, Writing the Photoplay (with Arthur Leeds), and Children's Stories and How to Tell Them.

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scrabbleAug 2014

Signed up for Pluralsight this month, and I'm getting a fair amount of value from it so far, but I don't feel like that value is going to be a straight line over time.

I feel pretty confident that it's going to decline as I consume more material of interest to me and less material that I'm interested is created simultaneously.

At $29 / month it's a good value for me now, but in a couple of months I'm pretty sure I'm going to drop my membership until something comes a long that I must watch. (This time Hanselman and Conery's Art of Public Speaking got me to sign up.)

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ajhit406Jan 2012

Wow, I'm surprised that 10hrs after posting nobody has mentioned this book:

"The Art of Public Speaking" by Dale Carnegie is considered the Bible of public speaking.

http://www.manybooks.net/titles/carnegieda16311631716317-8.h...

It's a timeless manual that describes in detail how to humanize both the content and delivery of your speech and how to connect with 1000 people the same we are able to connect with one.

It's applicable to any type of communication, so even if you don't plan on public speaking, I highly recommend reading it.

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