The Sir Winston Method: The Five Secrets of Speaking the Language of Leadership

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Summary: Excellent for creating confident, interesting speakers.
Review: A great asset for public speaking course - either as a main text for simple, straight-forward non-technical (communication science) approach to speaking in public, or as an adjunct to a more formal, traditional text (covering outlines, types, etc.). It addresses attitude as well as content, and gives mnemonics for creating speeches which are not pedestrian, humdrum boring but full of life, interest and distinguished enough to be noticed. All summed up in the basic tenet of Sir Winston Churchill, the greatest speaker of this century (such as remains): care more about the message than yourself as the messenger. It can be read in a couple of hours, and absorbed over seveal months. Each time I use it, I find something which had not particularly struck me previously.

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Summary: The Sir Winston Method
Review: From someone who conducts 75+ public speaking presentations per year and teaches public speaking for a major university, let me say that this is the single best, most concise book ever written about public speaking "do's and don'ts". It's simply shameful that such a helpful book is out of print. If you can find a copy, snag it up as quickly as you can.