Public Speaking for Dummies |
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| Title: | Public Speaking for Dummies |
| Author: | Malcolm Kushner |
| Publisher: | For Dummies |
| Type: | Book / Paperback |
| Publication Date: | July, 1999 |
| ISBN / ISBN-13: | 0764551590 / 9780764551598 |
| List Price: | $21.99 |
| You Save: | $4.84 |
| Amazon Price: | $17.15 |
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Product Description
Inside, find helpful advice on how to:Give polished presentations with confidence and credibility.Prepare your presentation, from research and organization to connecting with your audience.Add power with body lanuage, eye contact, and movement.Use humor to score points and diffuse controversy.
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Customer Reviews:
• Public Speaking
29 April, 2008
A very clear and concise look at public speaking. There are multiple pointers that help with building confidence in the area of public speaking.
Elaine Littau
Author of "Nan's Journey"
- Amazon Customer Review
• Excellent Book For Dummies And Non-dummies Alike
04 May, 2006
While I am not a huge fan of buying a book advertised as being for "dummies," I find the "...for Dummies" series to be very helpful for those of us unfamiliar with a certain topic. Needless to say, I am very unfamiliar with public speaking, unless you count the class I had in high school ten years ago, which I barely remember.
I am grateful for Kushner for taking a complex topic and making it easy to understand. Even though I am naturally outgoing and like to talk to groups, I wanted to learn an effective method of public speaking. I picked up the book because some friends and I have started an internet broadcast (called a podcast) and I wanted tips and suggestions on how to improve my speaking ability and organizational skills. I eventually want to branch out and do public speaking.
Generally, I liked the book, and even read it in a single day. I especially enjoyed the chapters about speech organization and the ones about voice and body language. I am going to practice his techniques during my spare time before either the mirror or a camera, to try to make them come more naturally. I am also going to thoroughly prepare for any speech I make, using the methods outlined in this book. He gives plenty of tips on how to start a speech, how to end one, and how to fill the speeches with humor and other interesting elements. Even though the book is an overview, putting his many suggestions into practice will keep anyone busy for awhile.
The only drawback to this book is that being a "...for Dummies" book, I feel like I need to read another more advanced book to actually get the best handle possible on public speaking. While I am glad this book is for complete beginners, some of the material is more about basic time management skills and common-sense psychology than public speaking. Also, I expected to read something about how to record myself and then how to evaluate/correct any mistakes I made. I didn't read anything about this. Webcams and microphones are so cheap these days that it only makes sense to suggest recording yourself speaking, and then watch it and evaluate it. I know that just editing my own (and others') podcast talks has helped me see how often I use "um," trail off, and ramble.
Overall, this is a very helpful and easy-to-read introduction to public speaking, with many advanced suggestions thrown in. I would suggest that anyone interested in public speaking read this book, and then get out and practice, practice, practice. That is what I plan to do.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Aim To Not Be A Dummy
14 November, 2009
Cliche and Myth laden advice for the ill informed would be speaker.
If you want to be a good speaker take advice from those who you have noticed to be good speakers. Buy books from those known to be good speakers.
The idiots and dummy brand is just that. Don't sell yourself short. Aim to be good by finding advice that is not aimed at dummies and written by the same.
There is so much misinformation out there about public speaking good practices you must be careful what you read.
Gene Grindle
- Amazon Customer Review
• Great Book!!!
04 June, 2006
Very informative and well written. This book definately had some good tips and advice on how to improve your public speaking. I highly recommend it.
- Amazon Customer Review
• Very Good To Lay A Strong Foundation....
07 May, 2006
I do a fair amount of public speaking and have found this book very helpful in many respects. It does an excellent job of covering the basics, includes some great tips that you might not think of on your own and also introduces some advanced topics without overwhelming you with lots of detail.
Like most of the "For Dummies" series, the book has an encouraging tone and is written in a humorous or light manner. It's an easy and pleasurable read and I believe everyone interested in public speaking would pick up something useful from it.
- Amazon Customer Review
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