good tips for public speaking

Toogood has some really stellar suggestions in this book. Ideas such as the 8-second start, the sandwich effect for powerpoint, and the reverse wave are all really concrete and helpful. However, I wanted to find his direct source for the 18-minute wall of attention and so emailed him. He responded promptly, but said that he only heard the statistic sometime in the 70's, and does not recall the source. Therefore, I would be hesitant to put my full confidence in some of the factual information he presents.

I read the translated Arabic version of the book and that may be the reason why I don't like it much.
I think it was boring and I couldn't understand many parts but overall, it was okay. Not great but okay.

I found this book very informative and used the guidance inside on a few presentations so far. I believe there is some improvement in my speaking ability. Of course, more is needed. I will keep at it and use the items in here to help.

Found some useful tidbits in here. Worth reading the relevant chapters.

Good...

Has some solid points to make and good information, but can skip some chapters on possibly outdated methods i.e. flip charts etc.

A must read book for people who have to present their work frequently (that includes about everyone in today's world). There is something for everyone here.

Neat tips and tricks of the intricacies of engaging your audience, on delivering a presentation in a way the the audience will be able to pass a quiz on it.

Hmmm. Starts slow, with the first 100 pages, IMHO not flattering approach to presentation construction. Of course, I have a lot of training and experience creating decks, so perhaps I am both biased and the wrong audience. The second half of the book really picks up the pace and expands one's horizons with new ways of thinking of the purpose of a presentation, one's delivery, and how message is received. This part is valuable. The shift of perspective is valuable. The whole book is horribly condescending - and that is my primary critique of the book. Tough to recommend as the true audience is very limited. Read with caution. flames 2>& /dev/null

Very informative. Had some great advice and good information regarding speeches.

4.5 stars

Good points on not looking like an idiot in front of an audience.