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The Art of Public Speaking

The Art of Public Speaking

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  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2023-01-07 01:19:33
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Stephen E. Lucas
  • ISBN：B07MRHVHQB
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Reviews

Asia | Adventures with Asia Minor ，

29 June 20223 stars！Okay， okay。 I didn't actually finish this， but it was a book for school。 Doesn't that count？There really is no good reason as to why I rated this; I just felt like it。 Also， this book is just blah， so I just gave it a neutral 3 stars。That's it。If， however， you are looking for a text to help you improve your public speaking skill， then I recommend trying this！ :）3 stars！~~~~~Want more bookish stuff？・ Comment below to discuss this book more。 I'd love to hear what you think！・ Se 29 June 20223 stars！Okay， okay。 I didn't actually finish this， but it was a book for school。 Doesn't that count？There really is no good reason as to why I rated this; I just felt like it。 Also， this book is just blah， so I just gave it a neutral 3 stars。That's it。If， however， you are looking for a text to help you improve your public speaking skill， then I recommend trying this！ :）3 stars！~~~~~Want more bookish stuff？・ Comment below to discuss this book more。 I'd love to hear what you think！・ Send me a private message on Goodreads to discuss this book and other books！・ Join Book Nerds Unite to get involved in all things bookish with fellow book nerds！・ Like this review， and follow me for more book reviews。・ Subscribe to my blog， Adventures with Asia Minor！ https://www。adventureswithasiaminor。com/Happy Reading！ 。。。more

Annalisa Abdul ，

Too many pages， super repetitive and frustrating to get through。 I feel like I’m reading over the same pages in different wording。 But it has useful information， just not my type of book。 I only bought it off of Amazon kindle for college。 Nothing special to me。

Nathan L ，

Awful。 Page after page of empty filler。 Vocabulary words defined using the words being defined。 Endless insipid study questions that neither challenge nor promote critical thinking。 This book single handedly made me question the value of a college education。 Like someone transcribed every TED talk into one IQ point leaching compendium。

Delaney ，

Learned a lot and the teacher in my class was awesome。 I'm definitely doing well in public speaking because of this book！ Learned a lot and the teacher in my class was awesome。 I'm definitely doing well in public speaking because of this book！ 。。。more

Brandon Vaughan ，

This book was required reading for one of my core classes。 Overall I think that it’s good for its intended purpose。 As a preacher of the gospel who engages in public speaking every week of my life， I want to be as polished as possible。 However， we always need to be careful not to depend on the methods more than the message。 Preachers need to be as well rounded and gracious as possible， but at the end of the day our goal should be to please the audience of One ☝️

Stephanie Pruett ，

I don’t want to give a rating to a textbook。 Lol

Grace Lynch ，

Meh。 Most of the points were pretty obvious to me。

Jenn ，

Well， I got a 91。82% in the class。。。

Sadia Dina ，

এই বইটা টেক্সট বুক- আর টেক্সট বুকের সবচেয়ে ভাল দিক হচ্ছে সর্বজনীন। অর্থাৎ， একদম বিগিনার লেভেলের জন্য আমি এই বইটা সাজেস্ট করব।নতুন পাব্লিক স্পিকারদের জন্য প্রথম বই হিসেবে রিকমেন্ডেড। 👍

Teri Temme ，

I read the sixth edition- what the library had - it was very informative， easy to read and helpful。 I am interested in getting the latest version too。

Jeannine ，

textbook for a course。。。

Mary-Faith ，

My Public Speaking textbook。 Very simple and straightforward， but still glad to be done with it。 :）

Brooke ，

I've been reading this textbook all semester for Public Speaking Class。 Might as well get Goodreads credit for it， right？ Three stars because it isn't as boring as I anticipated and it's organized in an easy to read way。 I've been reading this textbook all semester for Public Speaking Class。 Might as well get Goodreads credit for it， right？ Three stars because it isn't as boring as I anticipated and it's organized in an easy to read way。 。。。more

Jessica ，

My textbook for this semester！ I'm excited to take this public speaking course。--> Now at the halfway point of the semester， and I have finished the textbook。 At this point， we have learned about how to be a successful public speaker。 For the rest of the semester， we have to practice。。。by getting up in front of the class and。。。wait for it。。。speaking。 Who would have thought？！ Honestly， I learned quite a bit from this text， BUT practice makes perfect。 :） Wish me luck！ My textbook for this semester！ I'm excited to take this public speaking course。--> Now at the halfway point of the semester， and I have finished the textbook。 At this point， we have learned about how to be a successful public speaker。 For the rest of the semester， we have to practice。。。by getting up in front of the class and。。。wait for it。。。speaking。 Who would have thought？！ Honestly， I learned quite a bit from this text， BUT practice makes perfect。 :） Wish me luck！ 。。。more

Nick Totin ，

Assigned for a class。 A good exploration of public speaking skills。 Mostly basic knowledge so not for someone with a foundational understanding of the craft。

Aki ，

Read Japanese translation。

Melenia ，

For a textbook this is pretty good

Kristina ，

Listening is an active process。 It's a skill as much as delivering a speech。 To improve your listening skills is to improve your concentration and comprehension power。 Listening is an active process。 It's a skill as much as delivering a speech。 To improve your listening skills is to improve your concentration and comprehension power。 。。。more

Siobhan ，

A good book for preparing speeches。 If you can get through it， at times it's a bit dry but what can you expect from a book about public speaking？ A good book for preparing speeches。 If you can get through it， at times it's a bit dry but what can you expect from a book about public speaking？ 。。。more

Samantha Grabelle ，

Great primer。 Not a lot of depth。 New editions got rid of the short video clips breaking speeches doe into their components which was the best part。

Ghada Said ，

I was worried about the size of this book but it was very easy to study almost all of it in one day， and the examples provided were very clear and useful。

Autobotfireflame ，

Helped me allot learning to face my fear of public speaking。

Ditjona Kule ，

I recommend this book to whoever wants to learn public speaking。

Rose ，

Aside from the typos I found in this book， it definitely caters to people who have not completed or who qualify to take a college level composition class。

Arthur O'dell ，

Decent textbook on the subject， but ridiculously overpriced。 Don't bother unless you need to buy it for a class。 Decent textbook on the subject， but ridiculously overpriced。 Don't bother unless you need to buy it for a class。 。。。more

Abby M ，

Didn't read every chapter in this because they were given periodically to me in a class。 Counting it though cause I read the majority of the lengthy chapters。 It was an okay "guide" to public speaking。 Actually putting the text to use in a speech was better for learning。 Didn't read every chapter in this because they were given periodically to me in a class。 Counting it though cause I read the majority of the lengthy chapters。 It was an okay "guide" to public speaking。 Actually putting the text to use in a speech was better for learning。 。。。more

Alex Fazel ，

The title should really be "The amateur book of high school classroom presentations"。。。 If you're an experienced businessperson， please don't waste your time！ The only reason why I'm criticizing the book is because the title is completely misleading。。。 In no way， shape or form is this remotely close to deserving its score when benchmarking to many other public speaking/ presentation books like: - The art of public speaking （original Carnegie's version） - Presentation zen- How to deliver a Ted ta The title should really be "The amateur book of high school classroom presentations"。。。 If you're an experienced businessperson， please don't waste your time！ The only reason why I'm criticizing the book is because the title is completely misleading。。。 In no way， shape or form is this remotely close to deserving its score when benchmarking to many other public speaking/ presentation books like: - The art of public speaking （original Carnegie's version） - Presentation zen- How to deliver a Ted talk & how to deliver a great Ted talk- Resonate- Made to stickEven "confessions of a public speaker" was better despite being more entertainment then practical tips。 To avoid at all costs unless you're a complete beginner！ 。。。more

Timothy Boyd ，

Good basic textbook on the beginning levels of public speaking。 Recommended

Tiffany ，

Great educational book。 Read for my speech class and have improved in my impromptu speaking significantly。

Nostalgia Reader ，

Pretty basic stuff， but does include sections that focus on certain types of speeches， so it was helpful when I was constructing some of mine。 Lots of information you may find in your composition textbook， as it focuses a lot on constructing arguments。 The general advice on calming your nerves and getting over stage fright is great， but not exactly easy to take to heart。。。 it's public speaking， nothing can calm those nerves for the first few speeches， no matter how gently it's written。 Pretty basic stuff， but does include sections that focus on certain types of speeches， so it was helpful when I was constructing some of mine。 Lots of information you may find in your composition textbook， as it focuses a lot on constructing arguments。 The general advice on calming your nerves and getting over stage fright is great， but not exactly easy to take to heart。。。 it's public speaking， nothing can calm those nerves for the first few speeches， no matter how gently it's written。 。。。more