The Sir Winston Method: The Five Secrets of Speaking the Language of Leadership Hardcover - April, 1991

by James C. Humes

A former presidential speechwriter draws on the experiences and techniques of Winston Churchill and American politicians to provide a practical guide to preparing and delivering business speeches

Genres: Nonfiction, Communication

Unknown Binding

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

James C. Humes was Ronald Reagan's speechwriter. He also wrote speeches for George H.W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon and Dwight Eisenhower. He has served as a communications advisor to major U.S. corporations, including IBM and DuPont. He is the author of twenty-three other books.

Reviews

[Jon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Winston Churchill believed oratory was an entirely different form of communication than the written word, and as perhaps the twentieth century's best English orators, he probably has a shred or two of credibility. He studied oratory and painstakingly developed a number of strategies for excellent spoken communication, which have then been studied in turn by James Humes, a Churchill expert.

Not content to mine the wealth of Churchill's thinking on speech-giving, Humes has also studied Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ronald Reagan, Abraham Lincoln, and other outstanding orators. As a matter of fact, he himself served as a speech writer for at least five U.S. Presidents; so he has a shred himself.

I really enjoyed this book. While I wouldn't say it was the best prose I've read--perhaps because Humes is an expert in speech-writing, not in book-writing--the lessons he gives are excellent. Every page has one or two anecdotes that make it a worthwhile read for history buffs.

This book and Humes' more recent work, "Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln" overlap quite a bit, but I found them both worth reading. Humes tells enough different stories and approaches the same topic from different enough angles that I found both thoroughly enjoyable.

From a speaking perspective, this book is chock full o' nuggets that will improve any public speakers' abilities, from giving announcements to giving sermons.

[Jan Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

5/15 Brilliant book on communication, gets to the point and has a lot of information and good tips. Great length for the book as well. Would definitely recommend this to anyone interested in communication in general.

[Yunling · Rating 3 out of 5]

五個定律：
1.震撼的開端
2.鎖定一個主題
3.簡單的詞彙：不用被動，別打官腔。
4.構圖
5.感性結語：趣味、幽默、行動。

耳朵是眼睛的十分之一；肢體顏值重要。演講順應耳朵（包括停頓、情緒）

創造名言！！！CREAM

演講是領導～恐懼也是力量。讓聽者覺得自己也是領導～界定問題、照亮主題的普遍性。

E exemplify 舉例A amplify擴大 S specify 細述 E electrify 刺激

如果你對某主題特別擅長，別客氣，讓各地的社團幫你排演講。透過不同一連串演講，成為領導。有附加價值、成為話題！

[Geoff Cumberbeach · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably the same book as
"The language of leadership : Sir Winston Churchill's five secrets of public speaking and leadership"

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars for being such an easy read, not the most captivating. Did have some good tips, and quotes, and a few good stories.