Again a great book from D. Carnegie. Good advices good tips and so much more and different information than communication and Public Speaking books nowadays.

Actually, I'm a type of a silent man and find myself hard to speak in the public. I always feel nervous when staying in front of many people, even in front of the group I have known well. However, once I remember, I was chosen to speak in front of thousands of students for 10-15mn while I hadn't known it in advance and prepared nothing. I kept staying calm, leant to microphone and I spoke of what I could think of. I didn't even realize what I was talking, but surprisingly, as I finished, everyone clapped their hands, and teachers always kept praising me after that. I really felt excited, warm, and confident in myself....but that time seemed not to happen again as I notice. I seemed to lose confidence of talking so far, and sure, if I didn't read this book, not strange I couldn't gain this confidence again. Thank you Carnegie for your valuable thoughts and advice. I will remember your word------ begin to talk as confidently as if every one of them owed you money.

Fyi review contains spoilers.

Think as a wise man but speak as a common



1) project yourself in future and make it reality and imitate it.
2) in the a upright way
* don't memorize speech
word by word
3) develop confidence:
*speak about your experiences and studies
*speak about something you aren't that right to talk about
*childhood and unusual experiences
4) choose subjects you are earnest about
* Be passionate/enthusiastic and learn about the subject
5) Limit your subject
* Pen down your areas of talk and don't exceed it
6) arrange your ideas in a sequence
* Past>present>future
* Use numbers
7) make the points brief, specific and actionable
*Idea>tell specific action>highlight benefits
8) compare the strange with familiar
* Complex to simple
* Fact to pictures
* Avoid technical terms
9) Fill your talks with illustration and examples
* Humanise the talk
* Use names
* Use proverbs
* Dramatise by dialogues
*When,who,why,what, how
10) make audience a part of your talk
* Engage with audience
* Get personal
11) dont imitate, create individuality

I've read both Norman Vincent Peale and Dale Carnegie's works. I can unequivocally say that I prefer Carnegie's write-ups, because his books are often constructive and directive: Carnegie provides concrete guidelines and steps to achieve what the reader seeks for himself. In contrast, however, Peale is all about abstract ideas like "enthusiasm," or "positive thinking," and tries to admix it with his brand of "psychology" so that one could improve himself.

Carnegie didn't skip a beat with this book. This is an easy-to-understand, step-by-step guide on how to become a better and more effective speaker. Examples are profuse; in addition, Carnegie's emphasis on interest towards one's subject of speech and igniting other people's interest in the subject by making it relevant to them remain to be salient nowadays. This is a solid book, and is recommended for people trying to progress in their public speaking.

The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking by Vanga Srikanth


The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking Book Review

This book has 14 chapters of examples and insight into public speeching. The author, who taught public speaking at seminars for 40 years, has learned alot and communicates his ideals well in written form. I really envy those who had a chance to listen to his public speeches. That is the weakest part of this book, which the author admits. It doesn't matter how much you read about speaking, you have to go out and do it, or you can't get better. "Imagine a hero with no name" who would remember him? Well, if you want to use an example with people, give them names, it makes it easier for your audience to relate to them.


This is this book's strongest foundation, the colorful examples and the author ability to relate to his readers through them. He quotes famous people like Lincoln and Julius Ceaser repeatedly. He also cites more ordinary people to show how real people have good insights into life.
Overall, the examples and the organization are interesting and add to its strength. "Quick" is a good book, a good "primer" for new speakers. I don't think more experienced speakers will enjoy it as much, but there is enough here to please most people who want to improve their speaking skill, novice or expert.

Fundamentals of Effective Speaking

1. Acquiring the Basic Skills

Take heart from the experience of others
Keep your goal before you
Predetermine your mind to success
Seize every opportunity to practice

2. Developing Confidence

Get the facts about fear of speaking in public
Prepare in the proper way
Predetermine your mind to success
Act confident

3. Speaking Effectively the Quick and Easy Way

Speaking about something you have earned the right to talk about through experience or study
Be sure you are excited about your subject
Be eager to share your talk with your listeners

Part Two

Speech, Speaker, and Audience
4. Earning the Right to Talk

Limit your subject
Develop reserve power
Fill your talk with illustrations and examples
Use concrete, familiar words that create pictures

5. Vitalizing the Talk

Choose subjects you are earnest about
Relive the Feelings you have about your topic
Act in earnest

6. Sharing the Talk with the Audience

Talk in terms of your listeners' interests
Give honest, sincere appreciation
Identify yourself with the audience
Make your audience a partner in your talk
Play yourself down

Part Three

The Purpose of Prepared and Impromptu Talks
7. Making the Short Talk to Get Action

Give your example, an incident from your life
State your point, what you want the audience to do
Give the reason or benefit the audience may expect

8. Making the Talk to Inform

Restrict your subject to fit the time at your disposal
Arrange your ideas in sequence
Enumerate your points as you make them
Compare the strange with the familiar
Use visual aids

9. Making the Talk to Convince

Win confidence by deserving it
Get a Yes-response
Speakin with contagious enthusiasm
Show respect and affection for your audience
Begin in a friendly way

10. Making Impromptu Talks

Practice impromptu speaking
Be mentally ready to speak impromptu
Get into an example immediately
Speak with animation and force
Use the principle of the Here and the Now
Don't talk impromptu--Give an impromptu talk




Thanks
Vanga Srikanth

Practical Read

The title of this book is not misleading in that it is a quick and easy guide - no complex psychological hypotheses or neurosciences but just concrete, clear and practical advice on how to speak effectively.

What I found most interesting in this book is how the principles spoken of have applications to every day life and transcend public speaking into the realm of just being a good communicator in social and business spheres.

This book lost stars for me on the repetitiveness of some of the points and the multiple lists within lists made it difficult to leave with a solid collection of ideas to take into the preparation for the next talk.

Overall though, an easy and enjoyable read.

The first third of the book was basically just testimonials, but once it got past telling me how much people liked his course, it got much better. The tips are practical and almost obvious, but he gives both good and bad examples so you can really understand what he's getting at.

I happened to read this alongside Tali Sharot's Influential Mind and I highly recommend doing this. Tali Sharot is a neuropsychologist and the book discusses how to talk to people to influence them, which is something Carnegie also discussed. There were many parallels and it was fun to read a chapter in one and then be reading the other and seeing it in action.

Brilliant inputs on delivering prepared and impromptu speeches.

The initial bit was a bit about driving home why you need this self-help book, and then came the interesting bits such as how every good speaker faces fear, and why we should not memorise speeches word for word.

Here are a few excerpts:
The man who writes out and memorizes his talks is wasting his time and energy, and courting disaster.
True preparation means brooding over your topics.
It is especially important to keep our attention off yourself just before your turn to speak. Concentrate on what the other speakers are saying, give them your wholehearted attention and you will not be able to work up excessive stage fright.

Libro con consejos muy útiles para hablar y hablar en público. Lo mejor de este autor bajo mi perspectiva sus referencias de frases de otros autores y personajes históricos.

One thing that I learned after reading this book was that in order to speak effectively in the public, it takes certain preparation and adherence to certain principles in order to achieve that end.

This book will teach its readers with various principles and techniques in order to effectively speak in the public. But the principles presented here are not a magical eloquent formulas as this book is filled with disciplines to follow so that we could train ourselves to become an effective public speaker. In otherwords, this book presents us with rules and principles to guide us while speaking, before speaking and habits to incorporate in our daily activities in order to achieve the desired end result of being an effective public speaker.

Various techniques for effective public speaking like techniques in managing a long talk, techniques in an informative, convincing, appealing to action talks and even the impromptu ones are being taught in this book. And I find to be very useful in every occasion that we are attending because we might be called to give a speech without prior knowledge making us the laughing stock of our audience. This is the perfect book so we could avoid that embarrassing incident.

This is really a great book as expected from its brilliant author. I consider him really a genius because I had read one of his book lately dealing with getting rid of worries and anxieties and I adhered to the principles and his advices and it really worked. What I really love about his works is that it provides principles that is easy to be understand and followed as it uses simple words by avoiding jargons and subtle instructions. The way he conveys his words to its readers is really amazing. So all in all this book is a great help to anyone who wants to improve his skills in public speaking.

I want to highlight these two stories that captured my interest the most. Which first is:

1) How lincoln always keep books with him wherever he go. It's just such a good example that proved to us, books can improve a lot of ourselves, only if we read, focus and do it.

2) "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm". Which this one story William Lyon Phelps was probably the most beloved and the most popular professor ever to teach at Yale University. He said "teaching is more that an art or an occupation. It is a passion". Before he go out of bed in the morning, he think his group of students. Ouch how sweet it is when we love what we do.

Such an inspiring story

Книжката започва с уговорката, че трябва да се прочете два пъти и аз ��азбирам защо. В нея има толкова много съвети за изпълнение, че човек би трябвало периодично да си я препрочита.