Book Description

Tried-and-true tips for dazzling your audience

Conquer your public speaking jitters and deliver a dynamite speech

Anxious about public speaking? Have no fear! Use this friendly guide as your personal arsenal of tools to overcome stage fright and build a rapport with your audience. From researching your topic and preparing the room to crafting a riveting address, these savvy tips will help you deliver a masterful presentation.

The Dummies Way

* Explanations in plain English

* "Get in, get out" information

* Icons and other navigational aids

* Tear-out cheat sheet

* Top ten lists

* A dash of humor and fun

Discover how to:

* Speak with confidence

* Create spectacular visual aids

* Add power with body language

* Address international and virtual audiences

* Answer questions the right way

From Library Journal

Public speaking is one of the major fears people have, right up there with death and dentists. Now, two authors have put their advice for aspiring speakers on audio, and while the material may overlap some, listeners will find much to learn from each. Kushner, a professional speaker, narrates Public Speaking for Dummies and packs it full of solid information and advice. While this covers most aspects of public speaking, the majority of the tape focuses on preparationApicking a topic, finding out about the audience and location of the speech, and organization. Although some of his advice is common sense, all of it is quite helpful, and listeners will find several tips they may never have thought of. The tape clearly is an abridgment of a much more in-depth work (Successful Presentations for Dummies), and while Kushner's delivery is fine, the overall tone is that of a good book with most of the humor and elaboration removed for time's sake. Still, this is a solid instructional work that covers its topic well; an ideal purchase for audio collections, especially in libraries that have much demand for the Dummies series. The set by Chorbajian demonstrates how the audio medium can be used to its full potential. Although she covers some of the same topics as Kushner regarding preparation and content, she also offers instruction on the actual oratory of the speech, reflecting on such skills as pausing and stressing certain words for effect. She also gives tips on dealing with the fear of speaking before groups and how to triumph over such things as suddenly "going blank" in the middle of a speech. Packed with clear illustrations of speaking skills and full of extremely helpful information, Public Speaking & You is very highly recommended for all audio collections (and all librarians preparing for a speaking engagement!).

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　ASally G. Waters, Stetson Coll. of Law Lib., St. Petersburg, FL

From AudioFile

Following the tradition of the "Dummies" books, this one describes the basics of successful public speaking. Kushner is a famous speaker who has taught all ages his method of persuasive speaking. Already known for his speaking voice, Kushner made a good decision to read his own book even though he has a heavy New York/New Jersey accent. Unfortunately, he sounds like he is breaking one of his own rules, obviously reading from a script. Although he has appropriate humor and inflections, he still sounds overrehearsed. Despite the stiffness, this production will definitely inform dummies on how to make speeches. A.G.H.

Book Dimension

length: (cm)23.4 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)15.7