Review: Now in My Personal Top 3 List of Books On Speaking and Presenting.  A Must Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 18, 2012
It is hard to add to all of the other wonderful reviews, but here goes...I found this book to be a thorough guide to help the reader to understand what it takes to persuade and influence people.  Not just for sales people, of course.  As Dr. Zaid points out early on his book, we use persuasion in our everyday lives for everyday reasons.  It is something that can open the lines of communication quite well.Sharing real life examples helps the reader clearly understand the point being made.  By putting it in terms that are easily identifiable, Dr. Zaid, in his own right is using the art of persuasion to help you to see his point.  Brilliant!As with similar books on this particular topic, Dr. Zaid points out some of the most important nuggets to know and understand about delivering speeches and effective speaking in a variety of scenarios.  Full coverage of speeches and proposals to debates; from how to prepare, to understanding how to communicate with your audience, as well as how to handle the time, disturbances and questions.And, Dr. Zaid wraps it up with a summary that is well worth the price of the book itself.  In essence, hands-on experience is the BEST teaching tool.I recommend this book to anyone who speaks.  Period.  Seriously!  I've read quite a few books on public speaking, presentations and the like and this one ranks in my Top 3 of all time.  Highly recommended!PS:  I also found the Humour Attachment to be full of golden nuggets.  Don't miss that part!