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The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speakingx$3.07
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Good public speakers are made, not born - or so thinks Dale Carnegie, the pioneer of personal business skills. Yet business, social and personal satisfaction depend heavily upon a person's ability to communicate clearly. Public speaking is an important skill which anyone can acquire and develop. It is also the very best method of overcoming self-consciousness and building up courage, enthusiasm and self-confidence. This classic, well established title has been called 'the most brilliant book of its kind'. It takes you step by step through: acquiring basic skills; developing confidence; speaking effectively the quick and easy way; earning the right to talk; vitalising your talk; and sharing the talk with the audience as well as organisation, presentation and other skills.
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Easy to Understand, A bit more difficult to master.
By A10KKJMBY5L7TK on 2001-01-02
This book has 14 chapters of examples and insight into public speeching. The author, who taught public speaking at seminars for 40 years, has learned alot and communicates his ideals well in written form. I really envy those who had a chance to listen to his public speeches. That is the weakest part of this book, which the author admits. It doesn't matter how much you read about speaking, you have to go out and do it, or you can't get better. With that noted, this book does a great job at describing the speaking process. It starts by reviewing "the basics" and then divides his book into the special potential needs of its readers. At its core, this book tries to address the fears of its readers. It appear that public speaking strikes fear into more people, then anything else. If you are scared, you can't think well or express yourself clearly. Thus, if you can conquer your fear, you are on your way to giving a great speech. "Quick" discusses three things to do. First, be prepared. You can't talk intelligently about any topic, if you don't understand it. Second, try to speak to your interests. The more you care about something, the more interesting will be your speech. Third, remember your audience. Even if you love __________ (fill in the blank), you need to understand that your audience may not. Since, no speech is effective if you lose your audience, you have to remember their needs. The other thing "Quick" does is give you good tips. Don't try to use them all at once. My advise, pick the one, or two you like the best and work on them. Once you perfect them, or decide you don't like them, try something else. For example, I like "Quick's" suggestions of using names when you tell a story. "Imagine a hero with no name" who would remember him? Well, if you want to use an example with people, give them names, it makes it easier for your audience to relate to them. This is this book's strongest foundation, the colorful examples and the author ability to relate to his readers through them. He quotes famous people like Lincoln and Julius Ceaser repeatedly. He also cites more ordinary people to show how real people have good insights into life. Overall, the examples and the organization are interesting and add to its strength. "Quick" is a good book, a good "primer" for new speakers. I don't think more experienced speakers will enjoy it as much, but there is enough here to please most people who want to improve their speaking skill, novice or expert.
If You Going to Read Only One Book on Speaking�This is it.
By A1BHAM76ZWYKQI on 2000-12-22
The book has been reworked so may times and improved by the experiences of the Dale Carnegie Organization. That is what makes this book so good. This last revision by Dorothy Carnegie based on Mr. Carnegie's notes and plans is benefited by a strong editorial approach. The most important persistent advise is to talk about things you care about and are extremely knowledgeable about. Be excited about the subject or pick a new topic. Find every opportunity to speak and prepare for each one as a major opportunity. It tells how to limit your subject so that you have time to fill in the details that make it a winning talk. It guides you on how to personalize the speech and use words that have impact. The easy introduction to the methods of studying and understanding your audience are very important. It makes a good start on the field of audience participation. This book provides excellent advise on rehearsal.This book along with every other speaking book drives home the point that there is no such thing as a good impromptu talk unless you were very lucky. In reality you work on subjects and material with a plan to use it at some future time. When you are speaking there are many things to watch. If you speak impromptu on a new subject some thing is going to suffer. Introducing a speaker or presenting an award seems to stimulate reckless behavior much like the cutting desire to hurt people of newscasters. This book explains why this behavior is so short sighted. Having read a Dale Carnegie book decades ago, I put off reading this book for fear it would be full of positive thinking dribble. This book is completely straight forward in style. It is in textbook format, but it is extremely easy too read. The examples of actual students and successful speakers get a little shallow sometimes. The outstanding thumbnail review of each part of the book is very helpful. I have read 21 books on public speaking. Right now this book is my leading candidate for someone that is only interested in reading one book on public speaking. It just happens to be a very low price.
He gets to the root of the matter.
By on 1999-10-27
I've been a member of Toastmasters Clubs and been trained in all the "fundamentals of speaking" but I'll tell you something: Carnegie's three fundamental principles are all you need. He's the only speaking teacher I've ever read who points out that all the superficial effects, like your voice quality and your gestures and whether you say UM or not, these aren't important. What really matters is that you're speaking about something you really believe and really want to say to this group, and something that you REALLY know, either from experience or intense study.If you only speak on those topics, all the superficial stuff works out. You communicate. And you'll feel comfortable doing it. Carnegie's three fundamentals are the most important you'll ever encounter on speaking. I'm the author of the book, Self-Help Stuff That Works, and I'm an expert on the subject, and I'm telling you if you want to help yourself to better speaking skills, study and practice the principles in this book and forget the superficials.
The Most Helpful Book in Public Speaking
By on 2000-07-13
Before I joined Toastmaster International about year ago, I always wanted to speak better in public. Now I am a member of Toastmasters Club, I find this book very helpful whenever I give speeches at our meetings.The nice thing about this book is that it is full of practical and proven techniques and fundermentals of communicantion and speaking. No elaborate theories, just plain simple but extremely effective ways of preparing talks, short or long, what audience likes to hear about, how to give attention getting openings and closings in your speeches among others. All these ideas I put them to work right away in every speech. How many times can you read something and use it on the same day? I strongly recommend this book to everyone not just for public speaking, but for daily interaction between people, jobs and social occasions.
A classic on speaking well in public
By on 1999-06-13
I read this book back in 1972 and it had been around for many years then. It is simply the finest single book I've read on public speaking, and for several years I made my living on the platform. I've suggested it to many people over the years and have never heard anything but compliments. Someone wrote a negative and mean spirited review of this book, even suggesting it was written by someone else after Mr. Carnegie passed away. What garbage. To give himself creditability he indicated he was a college professor. Maybe he is, maybe he isn't but I also teach at a university and I felt compelled to write this. Despite what this person says, Dale Carnegie's book on speaking has been in print for many years and sold copies in the millions. This is what I'd call surviving the test of time. The public, by deciding where to spend their money really determines the worth of this book. If anyone is serious about learning to speak in public, I can't think of a better book to suggest.
- The best book I've read on public speaking
By AA6JI7U4ALTZ on 2000-05-16
As a member of Toastmasters I have access to a wide variety of materials and seminars on public speaking. However, this one book covered more material in less space and in easier terms than all the seminars I've attended. His style is not that of a college textbook - if it were I wouldn't have read it. His style is straight from the hip. I consider this book to be my textbook, with Toastmasters providing the chance to practice what I've read. This book has done more to improve my speeches than the formal Toastmaster's evaluations.
- The Best Writing About Speaking
By A3ST4QHEB6LEO9 on 2002-03-11
If you have never gotten up and spoken in front of a group before or if you have spent years on the lecture circuit, Carnegie guide on speaking will help you and improve your speaking skills.Carnegie lays out the ground work starting with the fundamentals of speaking such as effective ways on keeping and holding your audiences attention and then moves more into detail in giving the tips and tricks of how to handle different areas such as introductions, presenting awards, and the ever abundant fundraising and call to action speeches. What makes the book really interesting is all the stories he provides from his years of experience in teaching these classes. These tales put into example points he is trying to make in his work. Overall, Carnegie work is effective in it's approach, easy to read and follow and highly enjoyable.
- Classic Book
By A2S9KIUP5XAUBR on 2004-02-18
This book by Dale Carnegie is one of the classic books written on public speaking. Anyone interested in public speaking should include this book in their library. My book, "10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking" (Warner Books) would not have been written without the inspiration I received from Dale Carnegie's book years ago.
- outstanding reference book
By on 2004-05-08
I read and shop for a lot of self improvement books. I must say that this book is absolutely outstanding. Easy read. It will serve as as book for future reference.
- Timeless advice from a master
By A1YMZN6ERJV6TQ on 2006-07-19
You can rarely go wrong if you follow this rule of thumb: If it's by Dale Carnegie, then it's going to be well worth reading. 'The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking' is no exception!
To be honest, though, the title probably doesn't do the book justice, because while being an effective and very marketable title, if fear of public speaking had a 'quick and easy' solution, there wouldn't be so many folk out there still fretting about it.
That said, if you want a beginner's guide that startes out by covering the fundamentals in a clear and user-friedly way, then you wouldn't be making a bad choice if you opted to read this.
'The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking' covers the basic speaking process, dealing with the fear of public speaking, which, if we are honest, is THE key element that leaves us tongue-tied or backing away in dread, which in turn, is bound to affect the quality of our speech, no matter how well prepared we are in other ways.
On choosing a topic for the speech, Dale gives us refreshingly realistic advice - to choose a topic that we already love and know a lot about as a basis for a speech, but to be aware that it may not be your audience's choice.
All in all, you're in good hands. Dale draws upon his vast experiences as a speaker himself, and a teacher of public speaking to help the reader understand the process. He also draws upon the public speaking abilities of great men in history, such as Abraham Lincoln.
Recommended.
- Myth: Great speakers are born
By A2MGUNKW1ANLT5 on 2007-01-08
Myth: Great speakers are born. Dale Carnegie's "The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking" may be a misnomer - it's not as easy as easy as the title may imply, but more importantly, he shows that it's nurture not nature that makes a great speaker. The book is filled with inspiring examples, tips and lessons. If you want to become a great speaker, this is a must read. You'll learn about the common pitfalls, the structure of the talk, the importance of introductions, conclusions, and much more. This book has stood the test of time and helped thousands of people, I'm glad to say that I'm one of them.
- Classic Book
By A2S9KIUP5XAUBR on 2001-07-17
The nice thing about this book is that it is full of practical and proven techniques and fundamentals of communicantion and speaking. I strongly recommend this book to everyone.
- Classic work By Dale Carnegie
By A2S9KIUP5XAUBR on 2003-03-05
This book represents one of the classics works by Dale Carengie and should be in every speaker's library. As a professional speaker my self, I had an opporuntity many years ago to take one of the popular Dale Carnegie courses and this book brings much of that information to you.Lenny Laskowski, Author
"10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking" (Warner Books)
- Excellent for beginners
By on 1998-03-20
I found this book a big help when I had to give a couple of presentations at a trade fair and a professional meeting. When my brother in law told me he had to give a speech I lent him my copy of the book. He told me that his speech went very well, and he did not give the book back to me!
- Carnegie Aint what he used to be...
By on 1998-01-29
Dale carnegie wrote very well in his earlier works, this later work (assumedly from later in his life, or judging from the text possibly written postumously) is the worst thing i have ever seen in print. As an english professor it seemed sardonic to me to see someone write so poorly about the topic of speaking well. Perhaps i should have read this garabage aloud instead.
- Great public speaking concepts
By A2HTIFMJTWWCHI on 2005-04-14
Although Dales books are quite old the concepts he introduces remain tried and true. I have read another of dales books "How to win friends and influence people" And they are both fantastic. This book in particuliar i see as being of great value to anyone who has ever struggled with public speaking.
- A practical book on effective speaking
By A1V8L3IKOMDNUR on 2007-07-28
Dale Carnegie discusses several aspects of effective speaking:
1. Keep your goal before you, visualize success, and seize every opportunity to practice.
2. Prepare well and be confident.
3. Speak on a topic that you have expertise in and are passionate about.
4. Limit the scope of your talk, know 10X what you put on slides, and fill talk with illustrations and examples.
5. Talk to your listeners' interests, give honest and sincere appreciation, empathize with audience, make them a partner in your talk, be modest.
6. For short talks, give an example / incident from your life (70%), state your point and action desired from audience, and the benefit that the audience may expect.
7. For informational talks compare strange with familiar.
8. For impromptu talks, get into an example immediately, speak with animation / enthusiasm.
9. Converse with your audience, specific details help
Numerous examples reinforce the above notes. Useful and easy to apply.
- Leadership for the average person.
By A1W9MHW1Z1GVNB on 2003-02-28
How to Win Friends etc. will probably always outsell this one. But the former book you can always practice with your family, neighbors and co-workers one at a time. With "The Quick Easy Way to Effective Speaking" you have to face the crowd, which is more difficult. This book seems to be an updated revision of a book on public speaking by Mr. Carnegie which was written long before. Dale Carnegie died in 1955, and for the previous 40 years of his life, through his classes and through his writings, he was a great courage teacher for the average person, and his spirit still flows strongly through his books.
- Excellent Guide to Effective Public Speaking
By A4LAEC6VWH1J7 on 2003-07-20
Dale Carnegie, the author of "How to Win Friends and Influence People" again provides the keys to success in an area that challenges many of us. This well-written book discusses not only speaking effectively in front of large audiences, but also in front of smaller groups, such as at work. Effective speaking is important in any field of endeavor, and this book will help to achieve this capability.
- good examples - no index
By on 2001-08-09
Public speaking in narrative form. Lots of stories and examples from Lincoln to businessmen in 1969. Interesting to read. No index, not user-friendly as a resource.
- What can I say!
By APEMD85068YML on 2003-07-03
I never took up any efective speaking book before. This would be my first. It has been very helpful and comes with examples that really boost your confidence. They let you see the bad, let you feel the good. Then you'll know what to follow and what not to. Recommended for shy speakers. -)
- Nothing short of effective.
By AF6Z0N867NK7Z on 2007-01-05
Great book to pick up and read to get a better understanding of ways to speak in front of big audiences, as well as small crowds. Highly effective if the reader really puts himself into it and follows the principles listed in the book. I have other Dale Carnegie books in my possession and I recommend all of them.
- erroneous delivery
By A1UVOM1TMWHBXE on 2007-01-01
The cd I received is entitled "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business" by Dale Carnegie; however the content corresponds to Napoleon Hill's recordings. I didn't order Hill's recording and I don't want it. Please send what I ordered.
- Years of Knowledge
By A3TVXECCPJLFRZ on 2007-09-10
I loved this book. I am in the process of becoming a public speaker and wanted to be very affective with the people I speak to. This book helped me to make sure my workshop is designed in the correct order to teach from A to B rather than floundering around from one to another topic never smoothly progressing toward the ultimate goal. I am well on my way to become an excellent public speaker.
- public speaking book
By A3HJMPE3CA6BQQ on 2008-04-27
I actually didn't finish this book. It had some good pointers within it but I felt it was doing more story telling than teaching me how to calm down and deliver a speech without my breakfest or lunch wanting to errupt. Although it was somewhat interesting it wasn't doing what I needed it to and that was to teach me not to want to disappear before I got up in front of a group of people.
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