Review: Public Speaking
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 25, 2013
I read this book with great interest because I have a large public speaking engagement that is fast approaching.  The author includes a lot of helpful information, but I particularly liked two key items for me: Prepare and Visualize.  When I've led small groups, I know these two things have helped me more than anything.  Of course, you need to prepare and know your stuff, and then visualizing helps give you the confidence that it will go as planned.  You start to generate good, positive feelings about the speech, instead of thinking about nervousness, fear and anxiety.One other thing that really caught my attention was the use of 'vocal variety' in your speech.  Even Napoleon Hill talked about the need to practice until you obtained a voice tone and pattern that was 'pleasing to the ear'.  Sometimes the smallest things can make a big difference. Would highly recommend!