The front and back cover were either misleading or I'm easily mislead. The book is less of a "How to become a successful speaker" and more of a "How to conduct a successful speech". Whichever information provided is clear and neatly presented, with enough spacing between paragraphs, words and sections to make it easier to grasp on anyone looking into improving their public speaking techniques without having to drill through textbooks. Every couple of pages you'll find a very helpful tutorial on one of the topics presented in that section which makes for a great handbook to be referred to for future speeches.