A novice's guide to speaking in public: 10 steps to help you succeed in your next presentation without years of training! /
Michael Lawrence Faulkner
- Old Tappan, New Jersey : Pearson Education, c2016
- xvii, 155 pages; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Chapter1. Think about your language and keep it simple -- Chapter2. The fear of public speaking is real : embrace it and use it -- Chapter3. Prepare immediately and prepare for a conversation, not a speech -- Chapter4. Walk with purpose to the podium; smile, pause, then smile, smile, smile -- Chapter5. Make and keep eye contact with the audience -- Chapter6. Take control of your speaking space and your speaking -- Chapter7. You'll make mistakes : don't apologize, just keep going -- Chapter8. Don't worry : the worst you can imagine will never happen -- Chapter9. The last thing you do is what most people will remember : do it well -- Chapter10. If any of the first nine steps seem awkward, you owe it to yourself to ignore them .
This book is not written to make you a great speaker or an eloquent rhetorical presenter. This book will help you realize that you can, without years of training, learn the techniques to help you become a good public speaker.