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The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking
Dale Carnegie
Pocket, 1990
Sound advice in typical Dale Carnegie style.
I wasn't planning on giving a speech when I read this book -I just thought it would give me some ideas in case I had to do so in the future. As with Dale Carnegie's other books, "The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking" presents individual points of advice ...
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Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter)
Garr Reynolds
New Riders Press, 2008
Inside presentations - what really matters
Garr Reynolds has succinctly grasped a pernicious nettle and dislodged a few hoary myths about effective communication in his new book presentationzen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery. Realising '... that something needed to be done to end the scourge ...
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Beyond Bullet Points: Using Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007 to Create Presentations That Inform, Motivate, ...
Cliff Atkinson
Microsoft Press, 2007
Best yet from Cliff Atkinson... I'm now a complete fan!
I recommend "Beyond Bullet Points" in my class all the time. I continually have people coming up to me and asking where my slides came from or how I go about creating them. While I cannot say that I stick to the BBP process strictly, I do use its concepts heavily in my ...
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slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations
Nancy Duarte
O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008
A "must-read" book on creating presentations...
It's almost a cliche to complain about how most presentations are horrible. But fortunately there are a select few books out there that take you beyond the mechanics of creating a presentation. Nancy Duarte has one of those books that need to be read by every ...
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Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It
Krista Tippett
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Speaking of Faith Has its own Vocabulary
Krista Tippett's spiritual memoir Speaking of Faith traces her experiences first as the granddaughter of an evangelical Christian preacher in Oklahoma, as a young skeptic who turned her faith over to the world of politics during her years as a diplomat in East Germany, ...
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The Exceptional Presenter: A Proven Formula to Open Up and Own the Room
Timothy J. Koegel
Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2007
Exceptional Presenter is a Great Primer
The Exceptional Presenter is a great primer for someone who is inexperienced at making presentations. That having been said, it is also a great review tool for those who make presentations on a regular basis and there are bits and pieces for even the experienced ...
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On Speaking Well
Peggy Noonan
Collins, 1999
On Speaking Well by Peggy Noonan
The book was cheaper than in the store, was shipped the same day as ordered, and arrived in new condition (it was new!) so I am well pleased.
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Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story
Jerry Weissman
Prentice Hall, 2006
You will never present the same way again...and your audiece will thank you
Jerry Weissman is one of those rare people who has written an authoritative sounding book about how to present and has the real experience and background to justify every claim he makes.
The book starts with the premise that the presenter must focus on the audience ...
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The Art of Public Speaking with Learning Tools Suite (Student CD-ROMs 5.0, Audio Abridgement CD set, ...
Stephen E Lucas
McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2005
Purchase
I was very satisfied with this purchase. The shipping was so quick!! I didn't even expect it to be that fast. The item itself was good.
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How to Develop Self-Confidence And Influence People By Public Speaking
Dale Carnegie
Pocket, 1991
An Absolute TREASURE
After having read HOW TO DEVELOP SELF-CONFIDENCE & INFLUENCE PEOPLE by PUBLIC SPEAKING by Dale Carnegie, I genuinely feel compelled to write a brief review.
First, I found this book to be useful and pratical. The author provides general principles regarding how ...
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The Sixty-Second Motivator
Jim Johnson
Dog Ear Publishing, LLC, 2006
Small Book With a BIG Impact
Being a cardiac rehab nurse and spending a lot of time each day trying to get people to change their lifestyles to create better health, this book caught my eye. After reading it, I found the principles instantly useful for me to use at work. They can help anyone get ...
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Business Grammar, Style & Usage: The Most Used Desk Reference for Articulate and Polished Business Writing ...
Alicia Abell, Aspatore Books Staff
Aspatore Books, 2003
Great Book for Business Professionals
This is the one book every business professional should have on (or near) their desk. It's concise nature lends itself to a perfect reference for writing and speaking in a very polished manner. Also especially helpful are the "do's and don'ts" of business grammar.
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The Secret Power of Speaking God's Word (Meyer, Joyce)
Joyce Meyer
FaithWords, 2004
Awesome
This is an awesome, handy little book. I would recommend this for anyone with faith wanting God to work in their lives with the power of his word. Well done.
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Pardon My Spanglish: One Man's Guide to Speaking the Habla
Bill Santiago
Quirk Books, 2008
This book esta muy really good!
From start to finish this book esta muy hilarious! Bill is a genious and finds the best humor in the Spanglish culture. I loved the part where he says the Pompilates exercise video for your pompis is even more popular than the Nalgas of Steel, and I just couldn't stop ...
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Speaking Treason Fluently: Anti-Racist Reflections From an Angry White Male
Tim Wise
Soft Skull Press, 2008
First rate analysis and collection
I've read most of Tim Wise's essays before, so it's not as if this collection was new. But it is nice to have a collection of his "best" pieces on racism and white privilege, compiled in one place. Some of these, in fact, I had missed, so they were new to me, and even ...
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