You Got This: Everything You Need to Master Authentic Public Speaking

by Lisa Kleiman

Inspiring and Authentic! Boring and Incomprehensible!

Which of these phrases best describes your speech presentations? Lisa Kleiman is a speaking consultant with a passion for communication. She has coached hundreds of individuals and facilitated classes, workshops, and seminars across the globe. In You Got This, she shares her secrets about stepping out in front of any group and successfully delivering your message with clarity, confidence, and authenticity.

Filled with worksheets and helpful tips, You Got This helps you prepare for every possibility—from big picture issues like determining your audience to the smallest details, such as the clothes you’ll wear. Lisa’s easy-to-use guide gives you the all tools you need to present a speech that delivers, including the following—

• Managing speech anxiety

• Planning, speech writing, and practicing

• Strategies to becoming a better presenter

• Knowing when and how to smoothly adapt your message during your speech

• Effectively planning, managing, and addressing audience questions

• Speaking authentically and using humor effectively

• And more!

Not just for formal speeches, You Got This also includes advice for employment interviews, wedding toasts, and other impromptu speeches that everybody encounters at some point in their lives. Say goodbye to the often incapacitating stress of public speaking. With these practical and strategic guidelines, you will triumph every time! Recent graduates just starting out in their careers and repeat veteran speakers who continually struggle with crafting impactful presentations will want this must-read on their bookshelves.

Genres: Communication, Nonfiction

306 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 27, 2019

Reviews

[Marie-Laure Devereaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

An amazing book, really easy to read and very helpful. I read it when I was about to do my thesis presentation to get my Bachelor's degree and it changed the game for me. Up until that moment I hadn't had many opportunities to give something akin to a lecture, a public speech or whatever, so it was nervewracking to say the least, but the tips and tricks in this book made it easier (and if you want to know, the presentation went fantastic, haha!)

[pennell paugh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference

This book covers almost any situation you can think of that you might be called on to do public speaking. Then she helps you with anxiety and how to speak clearly and concisely

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nor helpful to me

I have to give presentations for class. I am a great student that is always prepared and does my assignments completely and on time. When it comes to presentations, everything is done early and I practice it. However, when I get in front of the class my nerves take over. This book suggests smiling, breathing, moving, and meditation as ways to overcome that. How am I supposed to meditate in the middle of my speech? The part I need help with is not addressed in a reasonable manner.
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[Cariadne · Rating 1 out of 5]

So pumped to have access to this via NetGalley. I've got speeches to write and would like to master my ability to speak.

BUT, this book does not make me feel like the title says! You Got This: Everything You Need to Master Authentic Public Speaking reads like a book for high school public speaking. It's beginner's basics. It's not enough content to make me move towards mastery.

This is the kind of reason I wish there were still physical bookstores around so I can pick up a book, flip through and decide to this may actually help me. What happened for me on NetGalley is seeing the cover, reading the marketing blurb and then having downloading remorse that we were not a good match at all.

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

The book is full of very practical and easy to follow tips for anyone who would like to enhance his/her public speaking skills. The book's presentation is well-organized and the author use words which anyone can follow.

I really like the table format of the examples. This will be very helpful for those who are preparing for their speeches.

Anyone who wants to read this book will benefit from the nuggets of learning here.

[Marta · Rating 2 out of 5]

I give a fair amount of live presentations, so I was really looking forward to getting more best practices and ways to take my speaking to the next level.

However, this book covers really rudimentary, obvious advice. Unless you've never given a live presentation before (and are terrified of doing so), I don't think you'd get much benefit from this book.

[Amy H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great practical, straightforward read for anyone who needs to brush up on their public speaking skills or who has little experience presenting. Lot's of helpful content! Will use this as a quick reference for any aspect of speaking as needed.