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Public Speaking Books
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Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 170 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.88 — 21,419 ratings — published 2014
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 154 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,977 ratings — published 2016
Confessions of a Public Speaker (Hardcover)
by (shelved 78 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.94 — 5,128 ratings — published 2009
The Art of Public Speaking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 72 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.90 — 5,902 ratings — published 1915
The Quick & Easy Way to Effective Speaking (Paperback)
by (shelved 59 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.02 — 10,642 ratings — published 1962
How to Develop Self-Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.11 — 8,145 ratings — published
Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.11 — 5,577 ratings — published 2010
The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.09 — 7,419 ratings — published 2009
Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.05 — 14,710 ratings — published 2007
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.92 — 2,150 ratings — published 2002
Speak With No Fear: Go from a nervous, nauseated, and sweaty speaker to an excited, energized, and passionate presenter (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,040 ratings — published
How To Deliver A TED Talk: Secrets Of The World's Most Inspiring Presentations (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,824 ratings — published 2012
Steal the Show: From Speeches to Job Interviews to Deal-Closing Pitches, How to Guarantee a Standing Ovation for All the Performances in Your Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.67 — 1,583 ratings — published 2015
slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 6,988 ratings — published 2008
The Public Speaking Bible; a Survival Guide for Standing on Stage (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.38 — 878 ratings — published
Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
by (shelved 27 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,301 ratings — published 2015
Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,806 ratings — published 2023
Public Speaking for Success: The Complete Program, Revised and Updated (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.99 — 617 ratings — published
The Storyteller's Secret: How the World's Most Inspiring Leaders Turn Their Passion Into Performance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.85 — 2,989 ratings — published 2016
Public Speaking For Authors, Creatives And Other Introverts (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.17 — 178 ratings — published 2014
How to Win Friends & Influence People (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,132,637 ratings — published 1936
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.98 — 98,674 ratings — published 2006
The Art of Public Speaking (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.49 — 1,195 ratings — published 2008
How to Talk to Anyone: 92 Little Tricks for Big Success in Relationships (ebook)
by (shelved 16 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.67 — 44,258 ratings — published 1998
What's Your Message?: Public Speaking with twice the impact, using half the effort (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.40 — 97 ratings — published
Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.56 — 7,269 ratings — published 2007
Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.93 — 1,865 ratings — published 2003
On Speaking Well: How to Give a Speech With Style, Substance, and Clarity (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.88 — 631 ratings — published 1998
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.07 — 81,082 ratings — published 2002
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.92 — 20,488 ratings — published 2012
I Have Something to Say: Mastering the Art of Public Speaking in an Age of Disconnection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.03 — 239 ratings — published
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.06 — 11,478 ratings — published 2011
TED Talks Storytelling: 23 Storytelling Techniques from the Best TED Talks (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 11 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.73 — 1,807 ratings — published 2013
Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.26 — 8,045 ratings — published 2018
Speaking Up Without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident, Calm, Competent Presenting (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.00 — 108 ratings — published 2013
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.22 — 174,468 ratings — published 1984
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.20 — 509 ratings — published 1992
Speak to Win: How to Present with Power in Any Situation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.85 — 897 ratings — published 2008
The 7 Principles of Public Speaking: Proven Methods from a PR Professional (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 9 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.67 — 358 ratings — published 2008
The Naked Presenter: Delivering Powerful Presentations With or Without Slides (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,028 ratings — published 2010
Give Your Speech, Change the World: How To Move Your Audience to Action (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.10 — 111 ratings — published 2005
Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 8 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.71 — 4,231 ratings — published
The Art of Public Speaking: Lessons From the Greatest Speeches in History (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.86 — 437 ratings — published 2010
The Art of Thinking Clearly (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.85 — 40,387 ratings — published 2011
Public Speaking for Dummies (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.63 — 84 ratings — published 1998
HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,147 ratings — published 2010
Stand and Deliver: The Dale Carnegie Method to Public Speaking (Audio CD)
by (shelved 8 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.90 — 538 ratings — published 2008
Lend Me Your Ears: All you need to know about making speeches and presentations (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.04 — 140 ratings — published 2004
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 4.35 — 205,897 ratings — published 2016
Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as public-speaking)
avg rating 3.90 — 18,989 ratings — published 2015
“Students of public speaking continually ask, "How can I overcome
self-consciousness and the fear that paralyzes me before an
audience?"
Did you ever notice in looking from a train window that some
horses feed near the track and never even pause to look up at the
thundering cars, while just ahead at the next railroad crossing a
farmer's wife will be nervously trying to quiet her scared horse as
the train goes by?
How would you cure a horse that is afraid of cars—graze him in a
back-woods lot where he would never see steam-engines or
automobiles, or drive or pasture him where he would frequently see
the machines?
Apply horse-sense to ridding yourself of self-consciousness and
fear: face an audience as frequently as you can, and you will soon stop shying. You can never attain
freedom from stage-fright by reading a treatise. A book may give
you excellent suggestions on how best to conduct yourself in the
water, but sooner or later you must get wet, perhaps even strangle
and be "half scared to death." There are a great many "wetless"
bathing suits worn at the seashore, but no one ever learns to swim
in them. To plunge is the only way.”
― The Art of Public Speaking
self-consciousness and the fear that paralyzes me before an
audience?"
Did you ever notice in looking from a train window that some
horses feed near the track and never even pause to look up at the
thundering cars, while just ahead at the next railroad crossing a
farmer's wife will be nervously trying to quiet her scared horse as
the train goes by?
How would you cure a horse that is afraid of cars—graze him in a
back-woods lot where he would never see steam-engines or
automobiles, or drive or pasture him where he would frequently see
the machines?
Apply horse-sense to ridding yourself of self-consciousness and
fear: face an audience as frequently as you can, and you will soon stop shying. You can never attain
freedom from stage-fright by reading a treatise. A book may give
you excellent suggestions on how best to conduct yourself in the
water, but sooner or later you must get wet, perhaps even strangle
and be "half scared to death." There are a great many "wetless"
bathing suits worn at the seashore, but no one ever learns to swim
in them. To plunge is the only way.”
― The Art of Public Speaking
“No audience ever complained about a presentation or speech being too short”
― The Little Red Handbook of Public Speaking and Presenting
― The Little Red Handbook of Public Speaking and Presenting
