I wasn't moved by this book. It is now fairly dated discusses more about presentations then articulations.

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Somewhat surprisingly, I found this to be one of the better books I've read about speaking. Lots of practical tips and common sense advice, mixed with some insightful observations.

Great info

I recieved some great guidance on speaking and learning how to look, act, and sound like a leader. It has helped me decide where I want to be concerning my education. Great Book!!!!

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.

the first half of the book is helpful and insightful, but the 2nd half is garbage. I also don't like the excessive praise of dictators.

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

Although 2 stars may seem low considering I thought it was decent for what it was, a business presentation guide, I could not bring myself to rate it too highly as it is not actual literature but just a book.

That being said, for people who need to brush up on their skills for the upcoming big presentation, this is a pretty good resource. A relatively easy read, sporadic humor, and decent (yet sometimes a little avant garde) advice.

Good...

Best book on presenting I've read

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.