good tips for public speaking

had some good info on presentations.

especially helpful was the 18 minute limit.

I'd give this book five stars but I haven't put it into practice yet to test the correctness of the author's suggestions. One thing for sure is I've always told people word slides were the dumbest thing ever, yet everyone continues to use them and stand there...and talk... and point... and read...it's just so boring. So while very few people will listen to my advice not to use word slides hopefully they'll listen to Mr. Toogood and he'll save us all from hours of mind numbing boredom throughout our lives.

The word slides aren't the only good piece of advice. The whole book is a good read for anyone that needs to give presentations or speeches. It's a good reference book as well for those that rarely give presentations but tend to forget some basics things when the time comes to do so.

Most helpful because it offers a universal structure that could be applied to any kind of presentation, addresses pauses and body control. It corrects quite a few assumptions and has given me an insight I wish I'd had ten years ago into how I should be preparing for presentations!

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.

I picked up this book at a thrift store and I'm glad I did. It's dated, but I gleaned a few great tips on public speaking I plan to use in the future.

This non fiction book is about how to speak in public and visual aids to that end. The author’s name is a bit worrying and in fact Toogood comes across much as he describes himself: “a fairly facile, somewhat sophisticated Eastern Ivy League City Slicker”.

Don’t let that faze you! This book (or most of it, at least) is a real gem if you ever need to speak in public, or even in a small group in a corporate setting. The tips and tricks, techniques and anecdotes are excellent. Anyone in working life can benefit from this quick read, and I highly recommend it.

There are unfortunately some small factual errors in the examples, but that doesn’t detract from the usefulness of the book. Toogood is undoubtedly a good speaker, but he sometimes gets carried away with his examples to the point of making errors.

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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.

This recommendation is based on having read dozens of books in this genre and taking thorough notes.

Covers the practical basics.

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

4.5 stars

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