Speak!: Overcoming the Fear and Horror of Public Speaking

by Dale Carnegie & Associates

Overview

 “The best way to deliver a powerful message is to ‘be a good person skilled in speaking’ . . . And you can change the world with your words.”

—Joe Hart, CEO, Dale Carnegie & Associates

If the thought of speaking in public makes you anxious, you’re not alone. The good news is that you don’t need to suffer from stress when it’s your time to stand up in front of others. Being comfortable as a speaker requires recognizing that speaking is not about you, it’s about the audience. When we focus on the message the audience needs to hear, how it will be received by the audience, and we deliver it from the heart, the fear of public speaking disappears.

“What makes a powerful presentation is the experience the speaker gives to an audience. By being yourself and letting people see who you really are, you leave every audience with a unique gift, and that gift is you.”

—Ercell Charles, VP of Customer Transformation, Dale Carnegie & Associates

This book focuses on ways to unleash what we already have inside us: the ability to communicate our message through powerful, and even world-changing, presentations. Read this book and learn to conquer your fear of public speaking by:

• Focusing on the audience

• Delivering ideas convincingly

• Presenting a confident image

• Energizing an audience

• Effectively explaining difficult subjects

• Winning skeptics to your viewpoint

• Persuading a group to take action

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781722505592
Publisher:	G&D Media
Publication date:	12/14/2021
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	4.96(w) x 7.87(h) x 0.55(d)

About the Author

Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc. provides workplace learning and performance solutions. It offers leadership, team, and corporate training courses, including skills, communications and human relations/skills, leadership training for managers, sales advantage, and sales success courses. The company's course subjects include change management, customer service, effec- tive communication and interpersonal skills, employee engagement, executive training, leadership, organizational development, pre- sentation effectiveness, and sales. Its training categories include various courses, three day seminars, two day seminars, Web events, one day seminars, events, and online training services. The company was founded in 1912 and is based in New York City with locations and additional offices throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Foreword Joe Hart 1

Dale Carnegie's Human Relations Principles 5

Introduction 7

Part 1 Structure

1 Planning a Presentation 29

2 Opening 39

3 Message 49

4 Closing 57

Part 2 Content

5 Credibility 69

6 Empathy 89

Part 3 Delivery

7 Creating a Positive First Impression 103

8 Presentation Competencies 115

9 Telling Stories to Inspire Audiences to Action 137

10 Grace Under Pressure 149

11 Speaking Virtually 163

Conclusion 177

Top Presentation Tips 185

Appendix A Presentation Planning Worksheet 187

Appendix B Speak More Effectively Dale Carnegie 191

Index 213